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Ismail Merchant (1936–2005)


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Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1998. See more trivia »

Died:

(age 68) in London, England, UK

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Hide HideProducer (45 titles)
2013 Mata Hari (co-producer - one segment) (post-production)
 
2005 The White Countess (producer)
 
2005 Heights (producer)
 
2003 Le divorce (producer)
 
2002 Merci Docteur Rey (executive producer)
 
2002 Refuge (executive producer)
 
2000 The Golden Bowl (producer)
 
1998 Side Streets (executive producer)
 
1998 The Tree (documentary) (executive producer)
 
1996 Surviving Picasso (producer)
 
1995 Feast of July (executive producer)
 
1995 Jefferson in Paris (producer)
 
1994 Street Musicians of Bombay (documentary) (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1993 The Remains of the Day (producer)
 
1992 Howards End (producer)
 
1991 The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (producer)
 
1990 Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (producer)
 
1989 Slaves of New York (producer)
 
1988 The Deceivers (producer)
 
1988 The Perfect Murder (executive producer)
 
1987 Maurice (producer)
 
1986 My Little Girl (executive producer)
 
1985 A Room with a View (producer)
 
1985 American Playhouse (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
Noon Wine (1985) (executive producer)
 
1984 The Bostonians (producer)
 
1983 The Courtesans of Bombay (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1983 Heat and Dust (producer)
 
1981 Quartet (producer)
 
1980 Jane Austen in Manhattan (producer)
 
1979 The Europeans (producer)
 
1978 Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (TV movie) (producer)
 
1977 Roseland (producer)
 
1976 Sweet Sounds (documentary short) (producer)
 
1975 Autobiography of a Princess (producer)
 
1975 The Wild Party (producer)
 
1974 Mahatma and the Mad Boy (short) (producer)
 
1973 Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls (documentary short) (producer)
 
1972 Savages (producer)
 
1972 Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1970 Bombay Talkie (producer)
 
1969 The Guru (producer)
 
1965 Shakespeare-Wallah (producer)
 
1963 The Householder (producer)
 
1961 The Creation of Woman (short) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (7 titles)
1999 Cotton Mary
 
1996 The Proprietor
 
1995 Lumière and Company (documentary) (segment "Merchant Ivory/Paris")
 
1994 In Custody
 
1983 The Courtesans of Bombay (TV documentary)
 
1974 Mahatma and the Mad Boy (short)
 
Show ShowActor (5 titles)
1995 Jefferson in Paris
Tipoo Sultan's Ambassador
 
1989 Slaves of New York
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1970 Bombay Talkie
Fate Machine Producer
 
1969 The Guru
Master Of Ceremonies
 
1965 Shakespeare-Wallah
Theater Owner (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1983 The Courtesans of Bombay (TV documentary) (a film made by)
 
Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
2004 Wild Party: Hollywood Hoopla (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (documentary) (special thanks)
 
1997 Mrs Dalloway (special thanks)
 
1987 Sweet Lorraine (special thanks)
 
1984 Streetwise (documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (17 titles)
2005 Building 'Howards End' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 James Ivory (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Song of the Little Road (documentary)
 
2002 The Kumars at No. 42 (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.5 (2002) … Himself
 
2001 Funny Turns (TV series documentary)
Himself
Felicity Kendal: A Passage from India (2001) … Himself
 
2001 The Remains of the Day: The Filmaker's Journey (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1996 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 8 November 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1995-1996 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 11 September 1996 (1996) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 30 March 1995 (1995) … Himself - Guest
 
1995 Lumière and Company (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 About Jeanne Moreau (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1994 In Ismail's Custody (video documentary)
Himself
 
1988 The Media Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.9 (1988) … Himself
 
1986 Breakfast Time (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 June 1986 (1986) … Himself
 
1984 The Wandering Company (TV documentary)
Producer
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself, in memorial sequence
 
2006 2006 Asian Excellence Awards (TV special)
Himself
 

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Trivia:

Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1998. See more »

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