Cast & creator
Ismail Merchant
Best known for HARDtalk, A Room with a View, The Remains of the Day
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.
66
film credits
1
television credits
16
1961–2024 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (67)
Showing 67 of 67 credits
HARDtalk
1997
A Room with a View
Producer
1986
The Remains of the Day
Producer
1993
Howards End
Producer
1992
Maurice
Producer
1987
Merchant Ivory
Self (Archive Footage)
2024
Le Divorce
Producer
2003
Surviving Picasso
Producer
1996
The White Countess
Producer
2005
Jefferson in Paris
Royal Indian Man
1995Jefferson in Paris
Producer
1995
Heat and Dust
Indish Guy (uncredited)
1983Heat and Dust
Producer
1983
The Golden Bowl
Producer
2000
Slaves of New York
Party Guest (uncredited)
1989Slaves of New York
Producer
1989
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
Producer
1991
Refuge
Executive Producer
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Producer
1990
Mrs. Dalloway
Thanks
1997
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
Producer
1998
The Europeans
Producer
1979
Lumière & Company
Director
1995
The Bostonians
Producer
1984
Jane Austen in Manhattan
Producer
1980
The Deceivers
Producer
1988
Feast of July
Executive Producer
1995
Heights
Producer
2005
A Tribute To Ismail Merchant
Self (archive footage)
2005
The Wild Party
Producer
1975
A Cooler Climate
Self - Film Producer (archive footage)
2022
Autobiography of a Princess
Producer
1975
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
Producer
1978
The Proprietor
Director
1996
The Song of the Little Road
Self
2003
Thank You, Doctor Rey
Executive Producer
2003
Quartet
Producer
1981
Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
Self
2001
Shakespeare-Wallah
Theater Owner (uncredited)
1965Shakespeare-Wallah
Producer
1965
Noon Wine
Executive Producer
1985
The Courtesans of Bombay
Director
1983The Courtesans of Bombay
Producer
1983The Courtesans of Bombay
Writer
1983
Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw
Self
2001
My Little Girl
Executive Producer
1986
Cotton Mary
Director
1999
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
Self
2001
Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls
Producer
1973
Sweet Sounds
Producer
1976
Savages
Producer
1972
Bombay Talkie
Fate Machine Producer
1970Bombay Talkie
Producer
1970
Street Musicians of Bombay
Producer
1994
Roseland
Producer
1977
Mahatma and the Mad Boy
Director
1974Mahatma and the Mad Boy
Producer
1974
James Ivory Remembers Ismail Merchant
Himself (archive footage)
The Wandering Company
Self
1984
The Creation of Woman
Executive Producer
1961
The Mystic Masseur
Director
2001
The Householder
Extra
1963The Householder
Producer
1963
In Custody
Director
1994
The Perfect Murder
Executive Producer
1988
The Guru
Producer
1969
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization
Producer
1972