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"A Passage to India" quotes

A Passage to India poster
Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.

Director: David Lean
Writer: E.M. Forster, Santha Rama Rau, David Lean
Production: N/A
Genre: adventure, drama, history
Year: 1984
MetaScore: 78/100
ImdbRating: 7.3
BoxOffice: $27,187,653
Released: 01 Feb 1985
Awards: Won 2 Oscars. 22 wins & 27 nominations total

22 video clips

Mrs. MooreAdela QuestedAliDr. Aziz H. AhmedRichard FieldingTurtonProfessor GodbholeDasMajor CallendarMajor Mcbryde
My dear life rarely gives us what we want at the moment we consider appropriate - A Passage to India 00:13 My dear life rarely gives us what we want at the moment we... But how is England justified in holding India - A Passage to India 00:30 But how is England justified in holding India That there's a certain member here present - A Passage to India 00:38 That there's a certain member here present I want to state what I believe to be a universal truth - A Passage to India 00:21 I want to state what I believe to be a universal truth And he does not need three chairs He's not three Englishmen - A Passage to India 00:06 And he does not need three chairs He's not three... I do so hate mysteries We English do - A Passage to India 00:19 I do so hate mysteries We English do Excuse me but nothing you do will change the outcome - A Passage to India 00:14 Excuse me but nothing you do will change the outcome Sometimes I think too much fuss is made about marriage - A Passage to India 00:16 Sometimes I think too much fuss is made about marriage God has put us on earth to love and help our fellow men - A Passage to India 00:10 God has put us on earth to love and help our fellow men This is no way to defend your case I'm not defending a case - A Passage to India 00:25 This is no way to defend your case I'm not defending a... Rather a strange place to do the cooking - A Passage to India 00:04 Rather a strange place to do the cooking I always feel rather embarrassed when people I dislike are good to me - A Passage to India 00:06 I always feel rather embarrassed when people I dislike are... If he had assaulted her he'd scarcely bring the evidence back with him - A Passage to India 00:18 If he had assaulted her he'd scarcely bring the... She's old You mustn't forget that - A Passage to India 00:10 She's old You mustn't forget that Aziz was dressed in his Sunday best but he'd forgotten his back collar stud - A Passage to India 00:09 Aziz was dressed in his Sunday best but he'd forgotten... There are bad characters about and leopards may come from the hills - A Passage to India 00:18 There are bad characters about and leopards may come from... This is one of the most unnatural affairs I have ever attended - A Passage to India 00:06 This is one of the most unnatural affairs I have ever... Good You're speaking about power - A Passage to India 00:13 Good You're speaking about power McBryde When he first came Hamidullah said he was quite a good fellow - A Passage to India 00:22 McBryde When he first came Hamidullah said he was quite a... I've had 25 years' experience here I have never known anything but disaster result - A Passage to India 00:11 I've had 25 years' experience here I have never... And I know what you're going to ask next - A Passage to India 00:27 And I know what you're going to ask next That was Mr Fielding - A Passage to India 00:08 That was Mr Fielding

Cast

Adela Quested - Judy Davis
Dr. Aziz - Victor Banerjee
Mrs. Moore - Peggy Ashcroft
Richard Fielding - James Fox
Professor Godbole - Alec Guinness
All Cast