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Adela Quested is a plucky young woman who journeys from England with the free-spirited Mrs. Moore. Flouting convention, the two women accompany the handsome Dr. Azis on a tour of the mysterious Marabar Caves. But things turn ugly when Adela returns scratched and bloodied from the expedition. As Brit...

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Uniform Title:Passage to India (Motion picture).
Main Author: Jarre, Maurice (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Columbia Pictures Corporation, Home Box Office (Firm), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Lean, David, 1908-1991 (Screenwriter, Director), Heyman, John, 1933-, Sands, Edward, Brabourne, John (Producer), Goodwin, Richard B., 1934- (Producer), Ashcroft, Peggy, 1907-1991 (Actor), Davis, Judy, 1956- (Actor), Fox, James, 1939- (Actor), Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000 (Actor), Havers, Nigel, 1949- (Actor), Banerjee, Victor (Actor), Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Language Notes:English or French dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2008]
Edition:Collector's ed.
Series:Columbia classics (DVD videodiscs)
Subjects:
Forster, E. M. > (Edward Morgan), > 1879-1970 > Film adaptations.
Women adventurers > India > Drama.
Tourists > India > Drama.
Caves > India > Drama.
Wounds and injuries > India > Drama.
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947 > Drama.
India > Drama.
Action and adventure films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Adela Quested is a plucky young woman who journeys from England with the free-spirited Mrs. Moore. Flouting convention, the two women accompany the handsome Dr. Azis on a tour of the mysterious Marabar Caves. But things turn ugly when Adela returns scratched and bloodied from the expedition. As British authorities urge her to press charges against Aziz, the line separating truth and fantasy begin to blur.
Item Description:Based on the novel by E.M. Forster and the play by Santha Rama Rau.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.
Special features: Commentary with producer Richard Goodwin; "E.M. Forster: profile of an author" featurette; "An epic takes shape" featurette; "An Indian affair" featurette; "Only connect: a vision of India" featurette; "Casting a classic" featurette; "David Lean: shooting with the master" featurette; "Reflections of David Lean" featurette.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (approximately 164 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, NTSC, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, remastered in High Definition.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG.
Awards:Academy Awards, USA, 1985: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Peggy Ashcroft) ; Best Music, Original Score (Maurice Jarre)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Ernest Day; editor, David Lean; music, Maurice Jarre.
ISBN:1424867800
9781424867806