Foreign Body (1986 film)
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| Directed by | Ronald Neame |
| Screenplay by | Celine La Freniere |
| Produced by | Colin M. Brewer |
| Starring | Victor Banerjee Trevor Howard Warren Mitchell Geraldine McEwan Denis Quilley Amanda Donohoe Eve Ferret Anna Massey Stratford Johns |
| Cinematography | Ronnie Taylor |
| Edited by | Andrew Nelson |
| Music by | Ken Howard |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Foreign Body is a 1986 British romantic comedy film directed by Ronald Neame and adapted from the 1975 Roderick Mann novel of the same name. The film stars Victor Banerjee, Warren Mitchell, Denis Quilley, and Amanda Donohoe. It was Neame's final film.
Plot
Banerjee stars as Ram Das, a jobless Indian man who, tired of life in Calcutta, steals money from his father in order to afford a passage to Britain and while there, falls in love with a white woman.[1]
Cast
- Victor Banerjee ... Ram Das
- Geraldine McEwan ... Lady Ammanford
- Warren Mitchell ... I.Q. Patel
- Denis Quilley ... Prime Minister
- Amanda Donohoe ... Susan Partridge
- Eve Ferret ... Norah
- Anna Massey ... Miss Furze
- Stratford Johns ... Mr. Plumb
- Trevor Howard ... Dr. Stirry
- Jane Laurie ... Jo Masters (as Janet Laurie)
- Rashid Karapiet ... Mr. Nahan
- Sinitta Renay ... Indian girl
- Marc Zuber ... Macho escort
- Janet Henfrey ... Landlady
- Ann Firbank ... Mrs. Plumb
- Richard Wilson ... Colonel Partridge
- Timothy Bateson ... Agent at Harley Street
Reception
Walter Goodman of The New York Times didn't give the film a good review stating:
The occasional sharp line in Celine La Freniere's screenplay points up the general dullness of the plot, which originated in a novel by Roderick Mann. It is a collection of passingly amusing incidents without a strong connecting line or a consistent tone. Little happens to keep us wondering what will happen next. The burden falls on Mr. Banerjee, and it proves too much even for so engaging an actor.[2]
References
External links
- Foreign Body at IMDb
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