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A Passage to India

1984 US/UK film directed by David Lean
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Summary

A Passage to India is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,216 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3], Academy Award for Best Original Score[4], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5], National Board of Review Award for Best Film[6]
  • Director: David Lean[7]
  • Screenwriter: David Lean[8], E. M. Forster[9]
  • Composer: Maurice Jarre[10]
  • Genre: drama film[11]
  • Based on: A Passage to India[12]
  • Cast member: Judy Davis[13], Victor Banerjee[14], Peggy Ashcroft[15], James Fox[16], Alec Guinness[17], Nigel Havers[18], Richard Wilson[19], Art Malik[20], Saeed Jaffrey[21], Roshan Seth[22], Clive Swift[23], Michael Culver[24], Ann Firbank[25]
  • Producer: John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne[26]
  • Performer: Maurice Jarre[27]
  • Production company: Thorn EMI Plc[28], HBO[29]
  • Director of photography: Ernest Day[30]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
  • Soundtrack release: A Passage to India[32]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[33]
  • Review score: 7.2/10[34], 77%[35], 78/100[36]
  • Color: color[37]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[38], United States[39], Australia[40]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1984[41], April 26, 1985[42]
  • Distributed by: EMI Films[43], Netflix[44]
  • Narrative location: India[45]
  • Film editor: David Lean[46]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[47], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[48], Academy Award for Best Actress[49], Academy Award for Best Director[50], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[51], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[52], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[53], Academy Award for Best Costume Design[54], Academy Award for Best Production Design[55], Academy Award for Best Original Score[56], Academy Award for Best Sound[57]
  • Title: A Passage to India[58]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[59]
  • After a work by: E. M. Forster[60]

Why It Matters

A Passage to India has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

FAQs

What awards did A Passage to India receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3], Academy Award for Best Original Score[4], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5], and National Board of Review Award for Best Film[6].

Related Entities

Alec Guinness Australia David Lean E. M. Forster film India James Fox Judy Davis Maurice Jarre Netflix Peggy Ashcroft Saeed Jaffrey United Kingdom United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [22] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  32. [34] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  40. [42] ↑ . zelluloid.de. Retrieved . zelluloid.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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