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starring: Judy Davis, Victor Banerjee, Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox, Alec Guinnessdirected by: David Lean
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302814132
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6302814138
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release Date: December 07, 1992
Running Time: 163 minutes
Sales Rank: 11042
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: January 25, 1985
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
This adaptation of E.M. Forster's mysterious tale of British racism in colonial India turned out to be master director David Lean's final film. Subtle and grand at the same time, Lean's adaptation is faithful to the book, rendering its blend of the mystical and the all-too human with exquisite precision. Judy Davis plays a young British woman traveling in India with her fiancé's mother. While visiting a tourist attraction, she has a frightening moment in a cave--one that she eventually spins from an instant of mental meltdown into a tale of a physical attack that ruins several lives. Lean captures Forster's sense of awe at the kind of ageless wisdom and inexplicable phenomena to be encountered in India, as well as the British tendency to dismiss it all as savage, rather than simply different. --Marshall Fine
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The last film from the great David Lean - a must-have!
David Lean's first film in 14 years was to be his final - and was nominated for 11 Oscars, winning 2, (Supporting Actress Peggy Ashcroft and Music Score Maurice Jarre. An excellent adaptation of the E.M. Forster novel, purists may quibble with some changes Lean made in his screenplay. However, the recreation of 1920s India under British control is breathtakingly beautiful and it's an intriguing story. Along the way, the appalling British attitude towards the locals underlines the plot. The DVD ... Read More
Rating:  - Movie: 3.75/5 Picture Quality: 4.25/5 Sound Quality: 3.5/5 Extras: 4.5/5
Version: U.S.A / Region A, B, C
Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50
Running time: 2:43:57
Movie size: 36,40 GB
Disc size: 47,09 GB
Average video bit rate: 22.96 Mbps
Dolby TrueHD Audio English xxxx kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 448kbps)
Dolby TrueHD Audio French xxxx kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 448kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio English ... Read More
Rating: - A Passage to India 2 disc edition
Truly one of the most beautiful and treasured films in my library....the new restored print is excellent and the extras are worth the modest DVD price paid. David Lean was a great director and this is only one of his many masterpieces.
Rating: - Flawless and Timeless
This is a timeless piece, a flawless production, and a message to all on the issue of discrimination and how to fight it.
Rating: - A Riveting Movie!
A friend suggested this movie to me. I waited with bated breath as the movie began. What a wonderful movie. The scenery was gorgeous. The director did a great job of showing how the British and the people of India were divided not only by their culture, but by their beliefs and the treatment of people. This is a must see movie. Take a "Passage to India" by the way of this DVD!
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