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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-12-25 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India

Ismail Merchant

Biography:

Ismail Merchant (born Ismail Noor Muhammad Abdul Rahman; 25 December 1936 – 25 May 2005) was an Indian-born film producer and director. He worked for many years in collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions which included director (and Merchant's longtime professional and domestic partner) James Ivory as well as screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Their films won six Academy Awards.

Known For

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Howards End

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Maurice

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Le Divorce

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The Remains of the Day

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Surviving Picasso

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A Room with a View

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Heights

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Jefferson in Paris

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Slaves of New York

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The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

Acting

2024

Merchant Ivory as Self (archive footage)

2005

A Tribute To Ismail Merchant as Self (archive footage)

2003

The Song of the Little Road as Self

2001

Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day' as Self

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw as Self

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey as Self

1995

Jefferson in Paris as Royal Indian Man

1989

Slaves of New York as Party Guest (uncredited)

1984

The Wandering Company as Self

1983

Heat and Dust as Indish Guy (uncredited)

1970

Bombay Talkie as Fate Machine Producer

1965

Shakespeare-Wallah as Theater Owner (uncredited)

1963

The Householder as Extra

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James Ivory Remembers Ismail Merchant as Himself (archive footage)

Production

2005

Heights as Producer

The White Countess as Producer

2004

Thank You, Doctor Rey as Executive Producer

2003

Le Divorce as Producer

2000

The Golden Bowl as Producer

1998

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries as Producer

1996

Surviving Picasso as Producer

1995

Feast of July as Executive Producer

Jefferson in Paris as Producer

1994

Street Musicians of Bombay as Producer

1993

The Remains of the Day as Producer

1992

Howards End as Producer

1991

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe as Producer

1990

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge as Producer

1989

Slaves of New York as Producer

1988

The Perfect Murder as Executive Producer

The Deceivers as Producer

1987

Maurice as Producer

1986

My Little Girl as Executive Producer

1985

A Room with a View as Producer

Noon Wine as Executive Producer

1984

The Bostonians as Producer

1983

The Courtesans of Bombay as Producer

Heat and Dust as Producer

1981

Quartet as Producer

1980

Jane Austen in Manhattan as Producer

1979

The Europeans as Producer

1978

Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures as Producer

1977

Roseland as Producer

1976

Sweet Sounds as Producer

1975

The Wild Party as Producer

Autobiography of a Princess as Producer

1974

Mahatma and the Mad Boy as Producer

1973

Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls as Producer

1972

Savages as Producer

Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization as Producer

1970

Bombay Talkie as Producer

1969

The Guru as Producer

1965

Shakespeare-Wallah as Producer

1963

The Householder as Producer

1961

The Creation of Woman as Executive Producer

Directing

2001

The Mystic Masseur as Director

1999

Cotton Mary as Director

1996

The Proprietor as Director

1995

Lumière & Company as Director

1994

In Custody as Director

1983

The Courtesans of Bombay as Director

1974

Mahatma and the Mad Boy as Director

Writing

1983

The Courtesans of Bombay as Writer

Crew

1997

Mrs. Dalloway as Thanks