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A Passage to India

A Passage to India

Drama · Adventure · History · 1984

Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.

Movie details

A Passage to India

“David Lean, the Director of "Doctor Zhivago", "Lawrence of Arabia" and "The Bridge on the River Kwai", invites you on . .”

1984 Drama · Adventure · History 2h 43m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.3 / 10

21.7K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

77 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

78 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

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Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over A Passage to India?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

David Lean

Written by

David Lean

Judy Davis

Judy Davis

Adela Quested

Victor Banerjee

Victor Banerjee

Dr. Aziz H. Ahmed

Peggy Ashcroft

Peggy Ashcroft

Mrs. Moore

James Fox

James Fox

Richard Fielding

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Professor Godbole

Nigel Havers

Nigel Havers

Ronny Heaslop

Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson

Mr. Turton

Court is in session

Put A Passage to India on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.