Ismail Merchant

Ismail Merchant

Birthdate
December 25, 1936 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Date of Death
May 25, 2005
Known For
Production

Details

Birthdate
December 25, 1936 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Date of Death
May 25, 2005
Known For
Production

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.

Ismail Merchant's LGBTQ+ Titles

Maurice
Maurice
Producer

Acting (14)

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

Directing (7)

2001
The Mystic Masseur • Director
• Director
1999
Cotton Mary • Director
• Director
1996
The Proprietor • Director
• Director
1995
Lumière & Company • Director
• Director
1994
In Custody • Director
• Director
1983
The Courtesans of Bombay • Director
• Director
1974
Mahatma and the Mad Boy • Director
• Director

Production (41)

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

Writing (1)

1983
The Courtesans of Bombay • Writer
• Writer

Crew (1)

1997
Mrs. Dalloway • Thanks
• Thanks