CinemaOSMovie · 1988 · 2h 33m

The Bengali Night

Forbidden love... unspoken passion

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Allan is an engineer working in 1930s Calcutta. He is invited to stay with the family of his boss, Narendra Sen which includes his wife, Indira and daughter Gayatri. Gayatri and Allan become romantically involved leading to tragedy.

Directed byNicolas Klotz

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 33m
Language
FR
Released
October 26, 1988
Revenue
$80,912

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant

Allan

Shabana Azmi

Shabana Azmi

Indira Sen

Supriya Pathak

Supriya Pathak

Gayatri

John Hurt

John Hurt

Lucien Metz

Soumitra Chatterjee

Soumitra Chatterjee

Narendra Sen

Anne Brochet

Anne Brochet

Guertie

Pierre-Loup Rajot

Pierre-Loup Rajot

Harold

Elisabeth Perceval

Norinne

Anjan Dutt

Anjan Dutt

Khokha

Utpal Dutt

Utpal Dutt

The Priest / Postman / Beggar

Creative team
Directed by
Nicolas Klotz
Nicolas Klotz
Written by
Jean-Claude Carrière
Jean-Claude Carrière
Nicolas Klotz
Nicolas Klotz

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