Ismail Merchant Movies

  • 1983
    Heat and Dust

    Heat and Dust

    Heat and Dust

    6.11983HD

    Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with scandal. As Anne delves into the history of her...

    Heat and Dust
  • 2024
    Merchant Ivory

    Merchant Ivory

    Merchant Ivory

    7.72024HD

    The first definitive feature documentary to lend new and compelling perspectives on the partnership, both professional and personal, of director...

    Merchant Ivory
  • 1989
    Slaves of New York

    Slaves of New York

    Slaves of New York

    5.41989HD

    Meet the denizens of New York City: artists, prostitutes, saints, and seers. All are aspiring toward either fame or oblivion while hoping for love...

    Slaves of New York
  • 1988
    The Deceivers

    The Deceivers

    The Deceivers

    5.3751988HD

    India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the “Deceivers." They commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Appalled by...

    The Deceivers
  • 1980
    Jane Austen in Manhattan

    Jane Austen in Manhattan

    Jane Austen in Manhattan

    6.1821980HD

    Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old.

    Jane Austen in Manhattan
  • 2001
    The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

    The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

    The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

    62001HD

    A documentary about making The Remains of the Day.

    The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
  • 1969
    The Guru

    The Guru

    The Guru

    51969HD

    Britain's top pop artiste, Tom Pickle, travels to Bombay, India, circa 1960s to learn to play the sitar from renowned maestro Ustad Zafar Khan.

    The Guru
  • 1984
    The Wandering Company

    The Wandering Company

    The Wandering Company

    01984HD

    Documentary about Merchant Ivory Productions, including interviews with the principals of the film production company and actors which have appeared...

    The Wandering Company
  • 1965
    Shakespeare-Wallah

    Shakespeare-Wallah

    Shakespeare-Wallah

    6.51965HD

    The story of a family troupe of English actors who travel around the towns and villages in India giving performances of Shakespearean plays. Through...

    Shakespeare-Wallah
  • 1998
    A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

    A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

    A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

    61998HD

    This fictionalized story, based on the family life of writer James Jones, is an emotional slice-of-life story. Jones is portrayed here as Bill...

    A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
  • 1994
    In Custody

    In Custody

    In Custody

    4.81994HD

    Ismail Merchant's feature directorial debut addresses a subject close to his heart: the expressive Urdu language of Northern India, in danger of...

    In Custody
  • 1999
    Cotton Mary

    Cotton Mary

    Cotton Mary

    4.71999HD

    A British family is trapped between culture, tradition, and the colonial sins of the past.

    Cotton Mary
  • 1986
    My Little Girl

    My Little Girl

    My Little Girl

    4.3331986HD

    A young girl agrees to work in a center for girls who can't stay with their parents. She gets wrapped up in the plights of several of the girls, and...

    My Little Girl
  • 1977
    Roseland

    Roseland

    Roseland

    4.71977HD

    "Roseland" is made up of three stories, sometimes connecting, all set in the famed New York City dance palace, and all having the same theme: finding...

    Roseland
  • 1985
    Noon Wine

    Noon Wine

    Noon Wine

    01985HD

    The drama, adapted from a story by Katherine Anne Porter, tells of a Swedish immigrant who arrives on a small Texas farm at the turn of the century...

    Noon Wine
  • 1988
    The Perfect Murder

    The Perfect Murder

    The Perfect Murder

    5.8751988HD

    Police Inspector Ghote lives a middle-class life in Bombay along with his wife, Pratima. He has been employed with the Bombay Police for many years....

    The Perfect Murder
  • 1972
    Savages

    Savages

    Savages

    51972HD

    A tribe of primitive "mudpeople" encounter a croquet ball, rolling through their forest. Following it, they find themselves on a vast, deserted Long...

    Savages
  • 1996
    The Proprietor

    The Proprietor

    The Proprietor

    01996HD

    An expatriated French novelist returns to Paris when she learns that her childhood home is being placed on the auction block.

    The Proprietor
  • 1979
    The Europeans

    The Europeans

    The Europeans

    5.3541979HD

    An adaptation of Henry James' novel about the Countess Eugenia Münster and her brother Robert, expatriate Americans who have grown up in Europe....

    The Europeans
  • 1963
    The Householder

    The Householder

    The Householder

    5.81963HD

    Prem, a young school teacher, is arranged married and begins the journey of learning the roles and responsibilities required of him.

    The Householder