
Ismail Merchant
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- December 25, 1936
- Died
- May 25, 2005
- Birthplace
- Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
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.
Filmography

Refuge TBA
Executive Producer

James Ivory Remembers Ismail Merchant TBA
as Himself (archive footage)

Merchant Ivory 2024
as Self (Archive Footage)

A Cooler Climate 2022
as Self - Film Producer (archive footage)

The White Countess 2005
Producer

A Tribute To Ismail Merchant 2005
as Self (archive footage)

Heights 2005
Producer

Thank You, Doctor Rey 2003
Executive Producer

The Song of the Little Road 2003
as Self

Le Divorce 2003
Producer

Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day' 2001
as Self

The Mystic Masseur 2001
Director

The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey 2001
as Self

Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England's Fatal Flaw 2001
as Self

The Golden Bowl 2000
Producer

Cotton Mary 1999
Director

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries 1998
Producer

Mrs. Dalloway 1997
Thanks

The Proprietor 1996
Director

Surviving Picasso 1996
Producer

Lumière & Company 1995
Director

Feast of July 1995
Executive Producer

Jefferson in Paris 1995
as Royal Indian Man, Producer

Street Musicians of Bombay 1994
Producer

In Custody 1994
Director

The Remains of the Day 1993
Producer

Howards End 1992
Producer

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe 1991
Producer

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge 1990
Producer

Slaves of New York 1989
as Party Guest (uncredited), Producer

The Deceivers 1988
Producer

The Perfect Murder 1988
Executive Producer

Maurice 1987
Producer

My Little Girl 1986
Executive Producer

A Room with a View 1986
Producer

Noon Wine 1985
Executive Producer

The Bostonians 1984
Producer

The Wandering Company 1984
as Self

The Courtesans of Bombay 1983
Director, Producer, Writer

Heat and Dust 1983
as Indish Guy (uncredited), Producer

Quartet 1981
Producer

Jane Austen in Manhattan 1980
Producer

The Europeans 1979
Producer

Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures 1978
Producer

Roseland 1977
Producer

Sweet Sounds 1976
Producer

Autobiography of a Princess 1975
Producer

The Wild Party 1975
Producer

Mahatma and the Mad Boy 1974
Director, Producer

Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls 1973
Producer

Savages 1972
Producer

Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization 1972
Producer

Bombay Talkie 1970
as Fate Machine Producer, Producer

The Guru 1969
Producer

Shakespeare-Wallah 1965
as Theater Owner (uncredited), Producer

The Householder 1963
as Extra, Producer

The Creation of Woman 1961
Executive Producer
Credits from TMDB.