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.
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Filmography
Acting (16)
Movies (15)
Merchant Ivory
2024as Self (Archive Footage)
A Cooler Climate
2022as Himself (Arhive Footage)
A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
2005as Self (archive footage)
The Song of the Little Road
2003as Self
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
2001as Self
Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
2001as Self
Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
2001as Self
Jefferson in Paris
1995as Royal Indian Man
Slaves of New York
1989as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Wandering Company
1984as Self
Heat and Dust
1983as Indish Guy (uncredited)
Bombay Talkie
1970as Fate Machine Producer
Shakespeare-Wallah
1965as Theater Owner (uncredited)
The Householder
1963as Extra
James Ivory Remembers Ismail Merchant
as Himself (archive footage)
Television (1)
Crew (50)
Movies (50)
The White Countess
2005Producer
Heights
2005Producer
Thank You, Doctor Rey
2004Executive Producer
Le Divorce
2003Producer
The Mystic Masseur
2001Director
The Golden Bowl
2000Producer
Cotton Mary
1999Director
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
1998Producer
Mrs. Dalloway
1997Thanks
Surviving Picasso
1996Producer
The Proprietor
1996Director
Jefferson in Paris
1995Producer
Lumière & Company
1995Director
Feast of July
1995Executive Producer
In Custody
1994Director
Street Musicians of Bombay
1994Producer
The Remains of the Day
1993Producer
Howards End
1992Producer
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
1991Producer
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
1990Producer
Slaves of New York
1989Producer
The Deceivers
1988Producer
The Perfect Murder
1988Executive Producer
Maurice
1987Producer
A Room with a View
1986Producer
My Little Girl
1986Executive Producer
Noon Wine
1985Executive Producer
The Bostonians
1984Producer
Heat and Dust
1983Producer
The Courtesans of Bombay
1983Director
The Courtesans of Bombay
1983Producer
The Courtesans of Bombay
1983Writer
Quartet
1981Producer
Jane Austen in Manhattan
1980Producer
The Europeans
1979Producer
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
1978Producer
Roseland
1977Producer
Sweet Sounds
1976Producer
Autobiography of a Princess
1975Producer
The Wild Party
1975Producer
Mahatma and the Mad Boy
1974Director
Mahatma and the Mad Boy
1974Producer
Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls
1973Producer
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization
1972Producer
Savages
1972Producer
Bombay Talkie
1970Producer
The Guru
1969Producer
Shakespeare-Wallah
1965Producer
The Householder
1963Producer
The Creation of Woman
1961Executive Producer
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