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Role

Director | Actor | Writer

Date of birth

12/25/1936

Date of death

05/25/2005

Place of birth

Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]

Ismail Merchant

Biography

Ismail Merchant was born on December 25, 1936 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India as Ismail Noormohamed Abdul Rehman. He was a producer and director, known for Howards End (1992), A Room with a View (1985) and The Remains of the Day (1993). He died on May 25, 2005 in London, England.

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The Remains of the Day

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Lumière and Company

6.9

Acting / Directing

Role: Self

Jefferson in Paris

5.7

Acting

Role: Tipoo Sultan's Ambassador

Heat and Dust

6.5

Acting

Role: Peasant (uncredited)

Slaves of New York

5.6

Acting

Role: Party Guest (uncredited)

Shakespeare-Wallah

6.8

Acting

Role: Theater Owner (uncredited)

Bollywood Remixed - Das indische Kino erobert den Westen

5.0

Acting

Role: Self

Directing

Acting

Role: Fate Machine Producer

Directing

Acting

Role: Extra (uncredited)

Directing

Acting

Role: Self (archiveFootage)

Directing

Acting

Role: Master Of Ceremonies

The Song of the Little Road

7.4

Acting

Mahatma and the Mad Boy

5.9

Directing

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