Ismail Merchant Movies
- 1983
Heat and Dust
Heat and Dust6.11983HD
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...
- 2024
Merchant Ivory
Merchant Ivory7.72024HD
The first definitive feature documentary to lend new and compelling perspectives on the partnership, both professional and personal, of director...
- 1989
Slaves of New York
Slaves of New York5.41989HD
Meet the denizens of New York City: artists, prostitutes, saints, and seers. All are aspiring toward either fame or oblivion while hoping for love...
- 1988
The Deceivers
The Deceivers5.3751988HD
India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the “Deceivers." They commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Appalled by...
- 1980
Jane Austen in Manhattan
Jane Austen in Manhattan6.1821980HD
Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old.
- 2001
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey62001HD
A documentary about making The Remains of the Day.
- 1969
The Guru
The Guru51969HD
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.
- 1984
The Wandering Company
The Wandering Company01984HD
Documentary about Merchant Ivory Productions, including interviews with the principals of the film production company and actors which have appeared...
- 1965
Shakespeare-Wallah
Shakespeare-Wallah6.51965HD
The story of a family troupe of English actors who travel around the towns and villages in India giving performances of Shakespearean plays. Through...
- 1998
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries61998HD
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...
- 1994
In Custody
In Custody4.81994HD
Ismail Merchant's feature directorial debut addresses a subject close to his heart: the expressive Urdu language of Northern India, in danger of...
- 1999
Cotton Mary
Cotton Mary4.71999HD
A British family is trapped between culture, tradition, and the colonial sins of the past.
- 1986
My Little Girl
My Little Girl4.3331986HD
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...
- 1977
Roseland
Roseland4.71977HD
"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...
- 1985
Noon Wine
Noon Wine01985HD
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...
- 1988
The Perfect Murder
The Perfect Murder5.8751988HD
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....
- 1972
Savages
Savages51972HD
A tribe of primitive "mudpeople" encounter a croquet ball, rolling through their forest. Following it, they find themselves on a vast, deserted Long...
- 1996
The Proprietor
The Proprietor01996HD
An expatriated French novelist returns to Paris when she learns that her childhood home is being placed on the auction block.
- 1979
The Europeans
The Europeans5.3541979HD
An adaptation of Henry James' novel about the Countess Eugenia Münster and her brother Robert, expatriate Americans who have grown up in Europe....
- 1963
The Householder
The Householder5.81963HD
Prem, a young school teacher, is arranged married and begins the journey of learning the roles and responsibilities required of him.