Ismail Merchant
Overview
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.
2003
Le Divorce
Average rating: 4.9
1993
The Remains of the Day
Average rating: 7.4
1986
A Room with a View
Average rating: 7
1992
Howards End
Average rating: 7
1995
Lumière and Company
Average rating: 6.3
1983
Heat and Dust
Average rating: 6.1
1997
Mrs. Dalloway
Average rating: 5.6
1987
Maurice
Average rating: 7.6
1996
Surviving Picasso
Average rating: 5.8
2005
The White Countess
Average rating: 6.2
2000
The Golden Bowl
Average rating: 6
1975
The Wild Party
Average rating: 5.1
1986
My Little Girl
Average rating: 4.8
1995
Jefferson in Paris
Average rating: 5.1
1988
The Deceivers
Average rating: 5.7Images See all
Acting history
| Year | Media type | Title | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Movie | Merchant Ivory | Self (archive footage) |
| 2005 | Movie | A Tribute To Ismail Merchant | Self (archive footage) |
| 2003 | Movie | The Song of the Little Road | Self |
| 2001 | Movie | Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day' | Self |
| 2001 | Movie | Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw | Self |
| 2001 | Movie | The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey | Self |
| 1995 | Movie | Jefferson in Paris | Royal Indian Man |
| 1989 | Movie | Slaves of New York | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1984 | Movie | The Wandering Company | Self |
| 1983 | Movie | Heat and Dust | Indish Guy (uncredited) |
| 1970 | Movie | Bombay Talkie | Fate Machine Producer |
| 1965 | Movie | Shakespeare-Wallah | Theater Owner (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Movie | The Householder | Extra |
Producing history
| Year | Media type | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Movie | The White Countess | Production |
| 2005 | Movie | Heights | Production |
| 2004 | Movie | Thank You, Doctor Rey | Production |
| 2003 | Movie | Le Divorce | Production |
| 2001 | Movie | The Mystic Masseur | Directing |
| 2000 | Movie | The Golden Bowl | Production |
| 1999 | Movie | Cotton Mary | Directing |
| 1998 | Movie | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries | Production |
| 1997 | Movie | Mrs. Dalloway | Crew |
| 1996 | Movie | The Proprietor | Directing |
| 1996 | Movie | Surviving Picasso | Production |
| 1995 | Movie | Lumière and Company | Directing |
| 1995 | Movie | Feast of July | Production |
| 1995 | Movie | Jefferson in Paris | Production |
| 1994 | Movie | Street Musicians of Bombay | Production |
| 1994 | Movie | In Custody | Directing |
| 1993 | Movie | The Remains of the Day | Production |
| 1992 | Movie | Howards End | Production |
| 1991 | Movie | The Ballad of the Sad Cafe | Production |
| 1990 | Movie | Mr. & Mrs. Bridge | Production |
| 1989 | Movie | Slaves of New York | Production |
| 1988 | Movie | The Deceivers | Production |
| 1988 | Movie | The Perfect Murder | Production |
| 1987 | Movie | Maurice | Production |
| 1986 | Movie | My Little Girl | Production |
| 1986 | Movie | A Room with a View | Production |
| 1984 | Movie | The Bostonians | Production |
| 1983 | Movie | Heat and Dust | Production |
| 1983 | Movie | The Courtesans of Bombay | Production |
| 1983 | Movie | The Courtesans of Bombay | Directing |
| 1983 | Movie | The Courtesans of Bombay | Writing |
| 1981 | Movie | Quartet | Production |
| 1980 | Movie | Jane Austen in Manhattan | Production |
| 1979 | Movie | The Europeans | Production |
| 1978 | Movie | Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures | Production |
| 1977 | Movie | Roseland | Production |
| 1976 | Movie | Sweet Sounds | Production |
| 1975 | Movie | Autobiography of a Princess | Production |
| 1975 | Movie | The Wild Party | Production |
| 1974 | Movie | Mahatma and the Mad Boy | Directing |
| 1974 | Movie | Mahatma and the Mad Boy | Production |
| 1973 | Movie | Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls | Production |
| 1972 | Movie | Savages | Production |
| 1972 | Movie | Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization | Production |
| 1970 | Movie | Bombay Talkie | Production |
| 1969 | Movie | The Guru | Production |
| 1965 | Movie | Shakespeare-Wallah | Production |
| 1963 | Movie | The Householder | Production |
| 1961 | Movie | The Creation of Woman | Production |