Ismail Merchant

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Ismail Merchant

Production December 25, 1936

Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India

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 w…

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The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day

7.4 1993 Movie
A Room with a View

A Room with a View

6.9 1986 Movie
Maurice

Maurice

7.6 1987 Movie
Howards End

Howards End

7.0 1992 Movie
Le Divorce

Le Divorce

5.0 2003 Movie
HARDtalk

HARDtalk

8.7 1997 TV Show
Surviving Picasso

Surviving Picasso

5.8 1996 Movie
The White Countess

The White Countess

6.2 2005 Movie
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

6.1 1990 Movie
The Golden Bowl

The Golden Bowl

6.0 2000 Movie
Lumière & Company

Lumière & Company

6.4 1995 Movie
Mrs. Dalloway

Mrs. Dalloway

5.7 1997 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    Merchant Ivory

    Movie Self (Archive Footage)

  2. 2022
    A Cooler Climate

    Movie Self - Film Producer (archive footage)

  3. 2005
    The White Countess

    Movie Producer

  4. 2005
    A Tribute To Ismail Merchant

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 2005
    Heights

    Movie Producer

  6. 2003
    Thank You, Doctor Rey

    Movie Executive Producer

  7. 2003
    The Song of the Little Road

    Movie Self

  8. 2003
    Le Divorce

    Movie Producer

  9. 2001
    Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'

    Movie Self

  10. 2001
    The Mystic Masseur

    Movie Director

  11. 2001
    Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw

    Movie Self

  12. 2001
    The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey

    Movie Self

  13. 2000
    The Golden Bowl

    Movie Producer

  14. 1999
    Cotton Mary

    Movie Director

  15. 1998
    A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

    Movie Producer

  16. 1997
    Mrs. Dalloway

    Movie Thanks

More credits
  1. 1997
    HARDtalk

    TV show

  2. 1996
    The Proprietor

    Movie Director

  3. 1996
    Surviving Picasso

    Movie Producer

  4. 1995
    Lumière & Company

    Movie Director

  5. 1995
    Feast of July

    Movie Executive Producer

  6. 1995
    Jefferson in Paris

    Movie Royal Indian Man

  7. 1994
    Street Musicians of Bombay

    Movie Producer

  8. 1994
    In Custody

    Movie Director

  9. 1993
    The Remains of the Day

    Movie Producer

  10. 1992
    Howards End

    Movie Producer

  11. 1991
    The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

    Movie Producer

  12. 1990
    Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

    Movie Producer

  13. 1989
    Slaves of New York

    Movie Party Guest (uncredited)

  14. 1988
    The Deceivers

    Movie Producer

  15. 1988
    The Perfect Murder

    Movie Executive Producer

  16. 1987
    Maurice

    Movie Producer

  17. 1986
    My Little Girl

    Movie Executive Producer

  18. 1986
    A Room with a View

    Movie Producer

  19. 1985
    Noon Wine

    Movie Executive Producer

  20. 1984
    The Bostonians

    Movie Producer

  21. 1984
    The Wandering Company

    Movie Self

  22. 1983
    Heat and Dust

    Movie Indish Guy (uncredited)

  23. 1983
    The Courtesans of Bombay

    Movie Director

  24. 1981
    Quartet

    Movie Producer