Satyajit Ray

From the legendary master of Indian art cinema Satyajit Ray (The Apu Trilogy), comes this powerful treatise on power and manipulation featuring Sir Richard Attenborough (Jurassic Park). With graceful counterpoint, two decadently cloistered, chess-obsessed aristocrats are paralleled with the shady maneuverings of the imperial East India Company, brought together in a thoroughly satisfying climax.

From the legendary master of Indian art cinema Satyajit Ray (The Apu Trilogy), comes this powerful treatise on power and manipulation featuring Sir Richard Attenborough (Jurassic Park). With graceful counterpoint, two decadently cloistered, chess-obsessed aristocrats are paralleled with the shady maneuverings of the imperial East India Company, brought together in a thoroughly satisfying climax.

Wazed Ali Shah is the ruler of one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British, intent on controlling this rich country, have sent general Outram on a secret mission to clear the way for an annexation.

Elegiac and atmospheric, SHAKESPEARE WALLAH was the feature film that really put Merchant Ivory Productions on the international movie map. Starring Shashi Kapoor, Madhur Jaffrey, and a young Felicity Kendal, the film is inspired by the real-life adventures of Ms. Kendal's family as a traveling theater group in India during the final days of English colonial rule. The Buckingham Players try to uphold British tradition by staging Shakespeare plays for the general public, boarding schools, and local royalty, but are unable to compete with the wildly popular Bollywood film industry.