Known For
Production
Gender
Male
Birthday
December 25, 1936
Died
May 25, 2005
Age
68
Place of Birth
Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Popularity
1.0
Ismail Merchant
Production
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.
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Known For
8.7
HARDtalk
1997 · TV
7.4
The Remains of the Day
1993 · Movie
7.0
A Room with a View
1986 · Movie
7.6
Maurice
1987 · Movie
7.0
Howards End
1992 · Movie
4.9
Le Divorce
2003 · Movie
6.2
The White Countess
2005 · Movie
6.3
Lumière & Company
1995 · Movie
5.2
The Deceivers
1988 · Movie
5.1
Jefferson in Paris
1995 · Movie
5.8
Surviving Picasso
1996 · Movie
6.1
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
1990 · Movie
Filmography
2024
Merchant Ivory
Movie · Self (Archive Footage)
7.7
2022
A Cooler Climate
Movie · Self - Film Producer (archive footage)
8.0
2005
A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
Movie · Self (archive footage)
10.0
2003
The Song of the Little Road
Movie · Self
10.0
2001
Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
Movie · Self
6.5
2001
Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
Movie · Self
7.0
2001
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
Movie · Self
6.5
1997
HARDtalk
TV
8.7
1995
Jefferson in Paris
Movie · Royal Indian Man
5.1
1989
Slaves of New York
Movie · Party Guest (uncredited)
5.4
1984
The Wandering Company
Movie · Self
8.0
1983
Heat and Dust
Movie · Indish Guy (uncredited)
6.0
1970
Bombay Talkie
Movie · Fate Machine Producer
5.6
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James Ivory Remembers Ismail Merchant
Movie · Himself (archive footage)
0.0
1965
Shakespeare-Wallah
Movie · Theater Owner (uncredited)
6.5
1963
The Householder
Movie · Extra
6.2