Ismail Merchant
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- 25 December 1936 · Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
- Died
- 25 May 2005
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.
Known for
Production 42
- 2026Refuge · executive producer
- 2005The White Countess · producer
- 2005Heights · producer
- 2004Thank You, Doctor Rey · executive producer
- 2003Le Divorce · producer
- 2000The Golden Bowl · producer
- 1998A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries · producer
- 1996Surviving Picasso · producer
- 1995Feast of July · executive producer
- 1995Jefferson in Paris · producer
- 1994Street Musicians of Bombay · producer
- 1993The Remains of the Day · producer
- 1992Howards End · producer
- 1991The Ballad of the Sad Cafe · producer
- 1990Mr. & Mrs. Bridge · producer
- 1989Slaves of New York · producer
- 1988The Deceivers · producer
- 1988The Perfect Murder · executive producer
- 1987Maurice · producer
- 1986My Little Girl · executive producer
- 1986A Room with a View · producer
- 1985Noon Wine · executive producer
- 1984The Bostonians · producer
- 1983The Courtesans of Bombay · producer
- 1983Heat and Dust · producer
- 1981Quartet · producer
- 1980Jane Austen in Manhattan · producer
- 1979The Europeans · producer
- 1978Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures · producer
- 1977Roseland · producer
- 1976Sweet Sounds · producer
- 1975Autobiography of a Princess · producer
- 1975The Wild Party · producer
- 1974Mahatma and the Mad Boy · producer
- 1973Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls · producer
- 1972Savages · producer
- 1972Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization · producer
- 1970Bombay Talkie · producer
- 1969The Guru · producer
- 1965Shakespeare-Wallah · producer
- 1963The Householder · producer
- 1961The Creation of Woman · executive producer
Acting 15
- 2026James Ivory Remembers Ismail Merchant as Himself (archive footage)
- 2024Merchant Ivory as Self (Archive Footage)
- 2022A Cooler Climate as Self - Film Producer (archive footage)
- 2005A Tribute To Ismail Merchant as Self (archive footage)
- 2003The Song of the Little Road as Self
- 2001Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day' as Self
- 2001Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw as Self
- 2001The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey as Self
- 1995Jefferson in Paris as Royal Indian Man
- 1989Slaves of New York as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1984The Wandering Company as Self
- 1983Heat and Dust as Indish Guy (uncredited)
- 1970Bombay Talkie as Fate Machine Producer
- 1965Shakespeare-Wallah as Theater Owner (uncredited)
- 1963The Householder as Extra
Directing 7
- 2001The Mystic Masseur · director
- 1999Cotton Mary · director
- 1996The Proprietor · director
- 1995Lumière & Company · director
- 1994In Custody · director
- 1983The Courtesans of Bombay · director
- 1974Mahatma and the Mad Boy · director
crew 1
- 1997Mrs. Dalloway · thanks
Writing 1
- 1983The Courtesans of Bombay · writer