A Passage to India
“David Lean, the Director of "Doctor Zhivago", "Lawrence of Arabia" and "The Bridge on the River Kwai", invites you on . .”
David LeanCast
Judy Davis 
Victor Banerjee 
Peggy Ashcroft 
Alec Guinness
Credits
Written by: E.M. Forster
Plot
A young Englishwoman visiting colonial India accuses a local doctor of assault, and the trial divides the community.
Sinekatalog’s take
David Lean's last film adapts E.M. Forster with grand scenery and careful ambiguity. Peggy Ashcroft won an Oscar, and the film is handsome and thoughtful, though paced with epic deliberation.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (23,618 votes)
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