ISMAIL MERCHANT

Ismail Merchant
Ismail Merchant
Gender: Male
Known for: Production
Birthday: December 25, 1936
Deathday: May 25, 2005
Place of Birth: Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India

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.

Filmography

Starring

2005·
A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
Self (archive footage)
2003·
The Song of the Little Road
Self
2001·
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
Self
2001·
Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
Self
2001·
Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
Self
1995·
Jefferson in Paris
Royal Indian Man
1989·
Slaves of New York
Party Guest (uncredited)
1984·
The Wandering Company
Self
1983·
Heat and Dust
Indish Guy (uncredited)
1970·
Bombay Talkie
Fate Machine Producer
1965·
Shakespeare-Wallah
Theater Owner (uncredited)
TBA·
James Ivory Remembers Ismail Merchant
Himself (archive footage)
2024·
Merchant Ivory
Self (archive footage)
1963·
The Householder
Extra

Production

2005·
The White Countess
Producer
2005·
Heights
Producer
2004·
Thank You, Doctor Rey
Executive Producer
2003·
Le Divorce
Producer
2001·
The Mystic Masseur
Director
2000·
The Golden Bowl
Producer
1999·
Cotton Mary
Director
1998·
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
Producer
1997·
Mrs. Dalloway
Thanks
1996·
Surviving Picasso
Producer
1996·
The Proprietor
Director
1995·
Lumière & Company
Director
1995·
Jefferson in Paris
Producer
1995·
Feast of July
Executive Producer
1994·
Street Musicians of Bombay
Producer
1994·
In Custody
Director
1993·
The Remains of the Day
Producer
1992·
Howards End
Producer
1991·
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
Producer
1990·
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Producer
1989·
Slaves of New York
Producer
1988·
The Deceivers
Producer
1988·
The Perfect Murder
Executive Producer
1987·
Maurice
Producer
1986·
My Little Girl
Executive Producer
1986·
A Room with a View
Producer
1985·
Noon Wine
Executive Producer
1984·
The Bostonians
Producer
1983·
Heat and Dust
Producer
1983·
The Courtesans of Bombay
Producer, Writer, Director
1981·
Quartet
Producer
1980·
Jane Austen in Manhattan
Producer
1979·
The Europeans
Producer
1978·
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
Producer
1977·
Roseland
Producer
1976·
Sweet Sounds
Producer
1975·
Autobiography of a Princess
Producer
1975·
The Wild Party
Producer
1974·
Mahatma and the Mad Boy
Producer, Director
1973·
Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls
Producer
1972·
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization
Producer
1972·
Savages
Producer
1970·
Bombay Talkie
Producer
1969·
The Guru
Producer
1965·
Shakespeare-Wallah
Producer
1963·
The Householder
Producer
1961·
The Creation of Woman
Executive Producer