A Passage to India

A Passage to India

1984 · 163 min · EN · PG · 6.8 (258 votes)
Dir. David Lean · Starring Judy Davis, Victor Banerjee, Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox, Alec Guinness, Nigel Havers · Music Maurice Jarre

David Lean, the Director of "Doctor Zhivago", "Lawrence of Arabia" and "The Bridge on the River Kwai", invites you on . .

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Set during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj, the story begins with the arrival in India of a British woman, Miss Adela Quested, who is joining her fiancé, a city magistrate named Ronny Heaslop. She and Ronny's mother, Mrs. Moore, befriend an Indian doctor, Aziz H. Ahmed.

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A sweeping, sun-drenched epic that transports you to the heart of colonial India. It feels like a grand, romantic novel brought to life, filled with lush landscapes and a profound sense of cultural exploration.

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