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Ismail Merchant (1936–2005)

Ismail Merchant was born on December 25, 1936 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India as Ismail Noormohamed Abdul Rehman. He was a producer and director, known for Howards End (1992), A Room with a View (1985) and The Remains of the Day (1993). He died on May 25, 2005 in London, England. See full bio »

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(age 68) in London, England, UK

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Known For

Howards End
Howards End Producer
(1992)
A Room with a View
A Room with a View Producer
(1985)
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day Producer
(1993)
The Mystic Masseur
The Mystic Masseur Director
(2001)
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  Mata Hari (co-producer - one segment) (announced)
 2005 The White Countess (producer)
 2005 Heights (producer)
 2003 The Divorce (producer)
 2002 Refuge (executive producer)
 2002 Merci Dr Rey! (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 Heat and Dust (producer)
 1983 The Courtesans of Bombay (TV Movie documentary) (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 (Short documentary) (producer)
 1972 Savages (producer)
 1972 Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization (TV Movie 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)
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[on Denholm Elliott] He was an all-giving person, full of life. ... He had an affection and feeling for other actors, which is very unusual in our business.

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Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 55th Venice International Film Festival in 1998. See more »

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