Portrait of Ismail Merchant

Production

Ismail Merchant

Career

Active from 1974 to 2001, with a break from 1984 to 1993, with up to 1 main title a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
GoodWatch score84/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • BAFTA Awards · BAFTA Fellowship

    2002 · Won

    Merchant Ivory Productions

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Film

    1993 · Won · 46th British Academy Film Awards

    Howards End

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Film

    1987 · Won · 40th British Academy Film Awards

    A Room with a View

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Film

    1994 · Nominated · 47th British Academy Film Awards

    The Remains of the Day

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Picture

    1994 · Nominated · 66th Academy Awards

    The Remains of the Day

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Picture

    1993 · Nominated · 65th Academy Awards

    Howards End

    Source: Wikidata

  • Golden Globe Awards · Best Motion Picture – Drama

    1987 · Nominated · 44th Golden Globe Awards

    A Room with a View

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Picture

    1987 · Nominated · 59th Academy Awards

    A Room with a View

    Source: Wikidata

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Film

    1984 · Nominated · 37th British Academy Film Awards

    Heat and Dust

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Short Film (Live Action)

    1961 · Nominated · 33rd Academy Awards

    The Creation of Woman

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ismail Merchant Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.4, average 4.8
  • Crime
    1.2, average 3.6
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Refuge
Refuge

Executive Producer

2000s

6 titles · average score 49
The White Countess
The White Countess (2005)
GoodWatch score 51

Producer

Heights
Heights (2005)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer

Le Divorce
Le Divorce (2003)
GoodWatch score 43

Producer

Thank You, Doctor Rey
Thank You, Doctor Rey (2003)
GoodWatch score 28

Executive Producer

The Mystic Masseur
The Mystic Masseur (2001)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

The Golden Bowl
The Golden Bowl (2000)
GoodWatch score 57

Producer

1990s

15 titles · average score 63
Cotton Mary
Cotton Mary (1999)
GoodWatch score 40

Director

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer

Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

Thanks

HARDtalk
HARDtalk (1997)

TV show

The Proprietor
The Proprietor (1996)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Surviving Picasso
Surviving Picasso (1996)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer

Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company (1995)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson in Paris (1995)
GoodWatch score 45

as Royal Indian Man

In Custody
In Custody (1994)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day (1993)
GoodWatch score 85

Producer

Howards End
Howards End (1992)
GoodWatch score 81

Producer

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
GoodWatch score 69

Producer

1980s

12 titles · average score 58
Slaves of New York
Slaves of New York (1989)
GoodWatch score 40

as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Deceivers
The Deceivers (1988)
GoodWatch score 45

Producer

The Perfect Murder
The Perfect Murder (1988)
GoodWatch score 60

Executive Producer

Maurice
Maurice (1987)
GoodWatch score 78

Producer

A Room with a View
A Room with a View (1986)
GoodWatch score 83

Producer

My Little Girl
My Little Girl (1986)
GoodWatch score 53

Executive Producer

Noon Wine
Noon Wine (1985)

Executive Producer

The Bostonians
The Bostonians (1984)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer

The Courtesans of Bombay
The Courtesans of Bombay (1983)

Director, Writer

Heat and Dust
Heat and Dust (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

as Indish Guy (uncredited)

Quartet
Quartet (1981)
GoodWatch score 54

Producer

Jane Austen in Manhattan
Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)
GoodWatch score 35

Producer

1970s

11 titles · average score 48
The Europeans
The Europeans (1979)
GoodWatch score 56

Producer

Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures
Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978)

Producer

Roseland
Roseland (1977)
GoodWatch score 44

Producer

Sweet Sounds
Sweet Sounds (1976)

Producer

Autobiography of a Princess
Autobiography of a Princess (1975)
GoodWatch score 58

Producer

The Wild Party
The Wild Party (1975)
GoodWatch score 41

Producer

Mahatma and the Mad Boy
Mahatma and the Mad Boy (1974)

Producer, Director

Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls
Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls (1973)

Producer

Savages
Savages (1972)
GoodWatch score 42

Producer

Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization (1972)

Producer

Bombay Talkie
Bombay Talkie (1970)
GoodWatch score 45

as Fate Machine Producer

1960s

4 titles · average score 63
The Guru
The Guru (1969)
GoodWatch score 56

Producer

Shakespeare-Wallah
Shakespeare-Wallah (1965)
GoodWatch score 69

as Theater Owner (uncredited)

The Householder
The Householder (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

as Extra

The Creation of Woman
The Creation of Woman (1961)

Executive Producer