Phantom India (1969– )
"L'Inde fantôme" (original title)

Stars:

Louis Malle, Thomas Frederick Howard

Cast

Series cast summary:
Louis Malle	...	Himself - Narrator (1 episode, 1969)
Thomas Frederick Howard	...	Himself - Peace Corps worker (1 episode, 1969)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

topless female nudity | caste system | communism | elephant | yoga | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

25 July 1969 (France)

Also Known As:

Phantom India

Filming Locations:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF), Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

378 min 378 min (7 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in El pasado (2007)

User Reviews

great adventure and wild scenes

I saw this in a theater on first release. Thirty years later I still remember how overwhelming this film can be for those of us not lucky enough to have been to India.

It would be great to see again, though, it's not readily available as a rental. A good investment nonetheless and I look forward to seeing this again...all 7 hours or so.

Students of yoga and, specifically B.K.S. Iyengar, can see Mr. Iyengar in the film. I wasn't studying yoga when I first saw this so I can't actually recall anything about him. I've seen some comments through the years about how patrician Mr. Iyengar comes off in the film and, I would welcome the chance to see this again.

The complexity of religion, huge population and great physical expanse of India will take you away, often, in 'Phantom'.

And, yes, some people do live in trees.

Wild stuff.