Shakespeare-Wallah

1965 · 120 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 958 VOTES · DIR. James Ivory

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Overview

The story of a family troupe of English actors who travel around the towns and villages in India giving performances of Shakespearean plays. Through their travels we see the changing face of India as the old is replaced by the new, Maharajas become hotel owners, sports become more important than culture and the theater is replaced by Bollywood movies. Based on the travels of Geoffrey Kendal with his daughter Felicity Kendal.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,334 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:03:18 Could you ever desire to see anything or anybody madder than that?
00:08:45 Oh, that's good.
00:12:10 And made the waters which they beat to follow faster...
00:16:54 He says he's not doing too well nowadays.
00:24:09 Then one morning, early dawn...
00:28:30 Snowview has been sold. A Punjabi family have bought it up. Hmm.
00:31:44 And you must remember to wear a hat, darling.
00:39:54 Go, go, you question with a wicked tongue.
00:44:21 What a play. What acting.
00:48:27 My father writes they've found someone.
00:52:08 We were idealists, you and I.
00:56:11 It's Lizzie.
01:00:25 The waves beat against the shore. What do you think?
01:09:14 I have six fan clubs, 500 letters every day.
01:12:35 Included in the judge's -"
01:18:05 the soul of our dear brother here departed...
01:21:44 With a hey, ho the wind and the rain
01:24:34 Your father and I used to go to a place...
01:28:05 - What's this? - Shh.
01:31:17 Oh, insupportable.! Oh, heavy hour.!
01:34:51 You think you can get away with a thing like this?
01:41:50 Of Hector and Lysander
01:45:32 - You'd never make an actor, then. - No.
01:48:59 Oh, let it be. It doesn't matter.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,334
Dialogue density11.1 lines / min
First line00:03:18
Final line01:48:59

Production Record

DirectorJames Ivory
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes958