Ismail Merchant
Known For
Production
Gender
Male
Birthday
Dec 25, 1936 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 2024 | Merchant IvorySelf (Archive Footage) | |
| 2022 | A Cooler ClimateHimself (Arhive Footage) | |
| 2005 | A Tribute To Ismail MerchantSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2003 | The Song of the Little RoadSelf | |
| 2001 | Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'Self | |
| 2001 | Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal FlawSelf | |
| 2001 | The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's JourneySelf | |
| 1997 | HARDtalk | |
| 1995 | Jefferson in ParisRoyal Indian Man | |
| 1989 | Slaves of New YorkParty Guest (uncredited) | |
| 1984 | The Wandering CompanySelf | |
| 1983 | Heat and DustIndish Guy (uncredited) | |
| 1970 | Bombay TalkieFate Machine Producer | |
| 1965 | Shakespeare-WallahTheater Owner (uncredited) | |
| 1963 | The HouseholderExtra | |
| - | James Ivory Remembers Ismail MerchantHimself (archive footage) |
| 2005 | HeightsProducer | |
| 2005 | The White CountessProducer | |
| 2004 | Thank You, Doctor ReyExecutive Producer | |
| 2003 | Le DivorceProducer | |
| 2000 | The Golden BowlProducer | |
| 1998 | A Soldier's Daughter Never CriesProducer | |
| 1996 | Surviving PicassoProducer | |
| 1995 | Feast of JulyExecutive Producer | |
| 1995 | Jefferson in ParisProducer | |
| 1994 | Street Musicians of BombayProducer | |
| 1993 | The Remains of the DayProducer | |
| 1992 | Howards EndProducer | |
| 1991 | The Ballad of the Sad CafeProducer | |
| 1990 | Mr. & Mrs. BridgeProducer | |
| 1989 | Slaves of New YorkProducer | |
| 1988 | The Perfect MurderExecutive Producer | |
| 1988 | The DeceiversProducer | |
| 1987 | MauriceProducer | |
| 1986 | A Room with a ViewProducer | |
| 1986 | My Little GirlExecutive Producer | |
| 1985 | Noon WineExecutive Producer | |
| 1984 | The BostoniansProducer | |
| 1983 | The Courtesans of BombayProducer | |
| 1983 | Heat and DustProducer | |
| 1981 | QuartetProducer | |
| 1980 | Jane Austen in ManhattanProducer | |
| 1979 | The EuropeansProducer | |
| 1978 | Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's PicturesProducer | |
| 1977 | RoselandProducer | |
| 1976 | Sweet SoundsProducer | |
| 1975 | The Wild PartyProducer | |
| 1975 | Autobiography of a PrincessProducer | |
| 1974 | Mahatma and the Mad BoyProducer | |
| 1973 | Helen, Queen of the Nautch GirlsProducer | |
| 1972 | SavagesProducer | |
| 1972 | Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of CivilizationProducer | |
| 1970 | Bombay TalkieProducer | |
| 1969 | The GuruProducer | |
| 1965 | Shakespeare-WallahProducer | |
| 1963 | The HouseholderProducer | |
| 1961 | The Creation of WomanExecutive Producer |
| 2001 | The Mystic MasseurDirector | |
| 1999 | Cotton MaryDirector | |
| 1996 | The ProprietorDirector | |
| 1995 | Lumière & CompanyDirector | |
| 1994 | In CustodyDirector | |
| 1983 | The Courtesans of BombayDirector | |
| 1974 | Mahatma and the Mad BoyDirector |
| 1983 | The Courtesans of BombayWriter |
| 1997 | Mrs. DallowayThanks |