Ismail Merchant

Ismail Merchant

Known for
Production
Born
December 25, 1936
Died
May 25, 2005 (aged 68)
Birthplace
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.

Known For

Filmography

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Refuge poster

Refuge

Movie · Executive Producer

2005
Heights poster

Heights

Movie · Producer

2005
The White Countess poster

The White Countess

Movie · Producer

2003
Le Divorce poster

Le Divorce

Movie · Producer

2003
Thank You, Doctor Rey poster

Thank You, Doctor Rey

Movie · Executive Producer

2000
The Golden Bowl poster

The Golden Bowl

Movie · Producer

1998
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries poster

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

Movie · Producer

1996
Surviving Picasso poster

Surviving Picasso

Movie · Producer

1995
Feast of July poster

Feast of July

Movie · Executive Producer

1995
Jefferson in Paris poster

Jefferson in Paris

Movie · Producer

1994
Street Musicians of Bombay poster

Street Musicians of Bombay

Movie · Producer

1993
The Remains of the Day poster

The Remains of the Day

Movie · Producer

1992
Howards End poster

Howards End

Movie · Producer

1991
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe poster

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

Movie · Producer

1990
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge poster

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge

Movie · Producer

1989
Slaves of New York poster

Slaves of New York

Movie · Producer

1988
The Perfect Murder poster

The Perfect Murder

Movie · Executive Producer

1988
The Deceivers poster

The Deceivers

Movie · Producer

1987
Maurice poster

Maurice

Movie · Producer

1986
A Room with a View poster

A Room with a View

Movie · Producer

1986
My Little Girl poster

My Little Girl

Movie · Executive Producer

1985
Noon Wine poster

Noon Wine

Movie · Executive Producer

1984
The Bostonians poster

The Bostonians

Movie · Producer

1983
The Courtesans of Bombay poster

The Courtesans of Bombay

Movie · Producer

1983
Heat and Dust poster

Heat and Dust

Movie · Producer

1981
Quartet poster

Quartet

Movie · Producer

1980
Jane Austen in Manhattan poster

Jane Austen in Manhattan

Movie · Producer

1979
The Europeans poster

The Europeans

Movie · Producer

1978
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures poster

Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures

Movie · Producer

1977
Roseland poster

Roseland

Movie · Producer

1976
Sweet Sounds poster

Sweet Sounds

Movie · Producer

1975
The Wild Party poster

The Wild Party

Movie · Producer

1975
Autobiography of a Princess poster

Autobiography of a Princess

Movie · Producer

1974
Mahatma and the Mad Boy poster

Mahatma and the Mad Boy

Movie · Producer

1973
Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls poster

Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls

Movie · Producer

1972
Savages poster

Savages

Movie · Producer

1972
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization poster

Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization

Movie · Producer

1970
Bombay Talkie poster

Bombay Talkie

Movie · Producer

1969
The Guru poster

The Guru

Movie · Producer

1965
Shakespeare-Wallah poster

Shakespeare-Wallah

Movie · Producer

1963
The Householder poster

The Householder

Movie · Producer

1961
The Creation of Woman poster

The Creation of Woman

Movie · Executive Producer