A Passage to India is a 1984 drama film written and directed by David Lean. The screenplay is based on the 1924 novel of the same title by E. M. Forster and the 1960 play by Santha Rama Rau that was inspired by the novel. This was the final film of Lean's career, and the first he had made in 14 years. A Passage to India received eleven nominations at the Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Lean, and Best Actress for Judy Davis for her portrayal as Adela Quested. The movie won two awards. Peggy Ashcroft won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal... as Mrs. Moore, making her, at 77, the oldest actress ever to win the award, and Maurice Jarre won his third award for Best Original Score. The film is set in the 1920s during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj. Adela Quested and Mrs. Moore sail from England to India, where Ronny Heaslop , the older woman's son and younger woman's fiancé, is the local magistrate in the provincial town of Chandrapore.
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| Release date: | December 14, 1984 |
| Directed by: | David Lean |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 163 Minutes |
| Producer: | Edward F. Sands, John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne, John Heyman |
| Editor: | David Lean |
| Music by: | Maurice Jarre |
| Cinematography: | Ernest Day |
| Screenplay by: | David Lean |
| Adapted from: | A Passage to India |