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Ismail Merchant

Personal Information

Known ForProduction
GenderMale
Born / DiedDec 25, 1936 (Died at 69)
Zodiac Sign♑Capricorn
Place of BirthBombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Career Span1961 – 2005
Known Credits58 Titles
Official Links
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ProductionPopularity Score 0.7

Ismail Merchant

Total Works

58

57 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Remains of the Day
7.4
Role: Producer
A Room with a View
6.9
A Room with a View
1986•movie
Role: Producer
Maurice
7.6
Maurice
1987•movie
Role: Producer
Howards End
7.0
Howards End
1992•movie
Role: Producer

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 58 titles featuring Ismail Merchant

The Remains of the Day
7.4

Role: Producer

A Room with a View
6.9
A Room with a View
1986•movie

Role: Producer

Maurice
7.6
Maurice
1987•movie

Role: Producer

Howards End
7.0
Howards End
1992•movie

Role: Producer

Le Divorce
4.9
Le Divorce
2003•movie

Role: Producer

Surviving Picasso
5.8
Surviving Picasso
1996•movie

Role: Producer

The White Countess
6.2
The White Countess
2005•movie

Role: Producer

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
6.1
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
1990•movie

Role: Producer

Mrs. Dalloway
5.7
Mrs. Dalloway
1997•movie

Role: Thanks

Lumière & Company
6.4
Lumière & Company
1995•movie

Role: Director

The Golden Bowl
6.0
The Golden Bowl
2000•movie

Role: Producer

The Bostonians
5.5
The Bostonians
1984•movie

Role: Producer

Jefferson in Paris
5.1
Jefferson in Paris
1995•movie

as Royal Indian Man

Heat and Dust
6.0
Heat and Dust
1983•movie

as Indish Guy (uncredited)

Heights
6.3
Heights
2005•movie

Role: Producer

Quartet
5.8
Quartet
1981•movie

Role: Producer

The Deceivers
5.2
The Deceivers
1988•movie

Role: Producer

The Europeans
5.6
The Europeans
1979•movie

Role: Producer

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
6.1

Role: Producer

The Wild Party
4.9
The Wild Party
1975•movie

Role: Producer

Slaves of New York
5.4
Slaves of New York
1989•movie

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Shakespeare-Wallah
6.5
Shakespeare-Wallah
1965•movie

as Theater Owner (uncredited)

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
5.8

Role: Producer

Jane Austen in Manhattan
5.9

Role: Producer

Feast of July
5.8
Feast of July
1995•movie

Role: Executive Producer

Autobiography of a Princess
5.5

Role: Producer

Savages
5.3
Savages
1972•movie

Role: Producer

The Mystic Masseur
5.5
The Mystic Masseur
2001•movie

Role: Director

My Little Girl
4.6
My Little Girl
1986•movie

Role: Executive Producer

The Perfect Murder
6.1
The Perfect Murder
1988•movie

Role: Executive Producer

Roseland
5.1
Roseland
1977•movie

Role: Producer

Bombay Talkie
5.6
Bombay Talkie
1970•movie

as Fate Machine Producer

Cotton Mary
5.0
Cotton Mary
1999•movie

Role: Director

The Creation of Woman
5.6

Role: Executive Producer

Thank You, Doctor Rey
5.5

Role: Executive Producer

The Householder
6.2
The Householder
1963•movie

as Extra

In Custody
5.0
In Custody
1994•movie

Role: Director

The Courtesans of Bombay
5.5

Role: Director

Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
6.1

Role: Producer

The Guru
6.0
The Guru
1969•movie

Role: Producer

Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls
6.8

Role: Producer

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
7.0

as Self

A Cooler Climate
8.0
A Cooler Climate
2022•movie

as Self - Film Producer (archive footage)

Merchant Ivory
7.7
Merchant Ivory
2024•movie

as Self (Archive Footage)

HARDtalk
8.7
1 eps
HARDtalk
1997•series
The Proprietor
6.3
The Proprietor
1996•movie

Role: Director

Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization
6.3

Role: Producer

Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
6.5

as Self

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
6.5

as Self

A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
10.0

as Self (archive footage)

The Wandering Company
8.0

as Self

The Song of the Little Road
10.0

as Self

Street Musicians of Bombay
10.0

Role: Producer

Sweet Sounds
9.0
Sweet Sounds
1976•movie

Role: Producer

Mahatma and the Mad Boy
10.0

Role: Director

James Ivory Remembers Ismail Merchant

as Himself (archive footage)

Noon Wine
Noon Wine
1985•movie

Role: Executive Producer

Refuge
Refuge
movie

Role: Executive Producer