Siddhartha (1972)

Director:

Conrad Rooks

Writers:

Hermann Hesse (novel)
Conrad Rooks (written for the screen by)
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Release Date:

1 January 1974 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

The story of a young Indian who embarks upon a journey to find the meaning of existence. Based on the novel by Hermann Hesse. |

Plot Keywords:

Philosophy | Happiness | Money | Religion | Enlightenment

Cast

Shashi Kapoor	...	Siddhartha
Simi Garewal	...	Kamala
Romesh Sharma	...	Govinda
Pinchoo Kapoor	...	Kamaswami (as Pincho Kapoor)
Zul Vellani	...	Vasudeva
Amrik Singh	...	Father
Kunal Kapoor	...	Son
Shanti Hiranand	...	Mother
The Holy Sadhus of Rishikesh	...	Himself

Directed by
Conrad Rooks

Writing credits
Hermann Hesse		(novel)
Conrad Rooks		(written for the screen by)
Natasha Ullman		(associate writer) &
Paul Mayersberg		(associate writer)

Produced by
David McKibben	....	executive producer
Conrad Rooks	....	producer

Original Music by
Hemanta Mukherjee		(as Hemant Kumar)

Cinematography by
Sven Nykvist		(photographed by)

Film Editing by
Willy Kemplen

Art Direction by
Malcolm Golding

Costume Design by
Bhanu Athaiya		(as Bhanu)

Makeup Department
Jeel	....	hairdresser
Nath	....	assistant makeup artist
Shyam	....	assistant makeup artist (as Shayam)
Neville Smallwood	....	makeup artist
Vasant	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
David McKibben	....	production manager

Sound Department
Norman Brown	....	sound recordist
Dave Maiden	....	dubbing mixer (as David Maiden)
John Poyner	....	sound editor
Patrick Starling	....	sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
Tony Forsberg	....	camera operator
Chitrangada Krishna	....	still photographer
Charlie Nykvist	....	still photographer
O.P. Sharma	....	still photographer
Björn Thermænius	....	focus puller (as Bjorn Thermaenius)
Edward Tucker	....	grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gajanand	....	dresser

Editorial Department
Peter Davies	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Gauri Prasanna Mazumder	....	lyricist: Indian songs (as Gouriprasanna)
Hemanta Mukherjee	....	singer: Indian music (as Hemant Kumar)

Other crew
Kay Fenton	....	continuity
Bunny Reuben	....	publicist
Oslyn Shrieves	....	production secretary

Thanks
Biki Oberoi	....	producer wishes to thank for the many kindnesses

Production Companies

• Lotus Films

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1973) (USA)
• Homescreen (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Milestone Film & Video
• Movienet (Germany)
• Winkler Film

Other Companies

• De Lane Lea Sound Centre  sound re-recorded at (as De Lane Lea, London)
• Government of India  the producer wishes to thank
• Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting  the producer wishes to thank
• Oberoi Hotels  the producer wishes to thank
• The Buddhist Monks of Tibet and Lama Losang  group cast members
• Trade-Wings  travel

Also Known As:

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:A (cut) | Netherlands:AL | Australia:PG | Germany:6 | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Holy City of Rishikesh, Uttar Pradesh, India

Company:

Lotus Films

Movie Connections:

Version of Siddharta (2003)

Soundtrack:

Mother's Song

A classic.

If you loved the book by Hermann Hesse, you will most likely love this film. At times, it seems rather disjointed - almost as though I had blinked and missed a scene. I really consider this film to be a great companion to a great book. I am curious to know what people who had not read the book would think of this film.