Ismail Merchant

Producer. Born 25 December 1936 in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India. Died 25 May 2005.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas producer · 4 titles

BAFTAs2 won · 2 nominated

Born

25 December 1936, Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India

Died

25 May 2005

Active

1986–1993

Frequently works with

James Ivory, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Anthony Hopkins, Denholm Elliott, Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter, Hugh Grant

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

85Fi1m

78Critics

We rate Ismail’s work 7 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above4

60 to 790

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles as producer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 9 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $73m across 4 films with figures
BAFTA Film Awards: 2 BAFTAs2 won · 2 nominated
Active: 1986–1993

Genres

Drama4
Romance4

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestThe Remains of the Day1993

83WorstMaurice1987

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

41960s

111970s

121980s

141990s

62000s

Directors most worked with

James Ivory4 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Anthony Hopkins2 titles

Denholm Elliott2 titles

Emma Thompson2 titles

Helena Bonham Carter2 titles

Hugh Grant2 titles