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The Bengali Night

Nicolas Klotz

1988 • 2h 33m

Allan is an engineer working in 1930s Calcutta. He is invited to stay with the family of his boss, Narendra Sen which includes his wife, Indira and daughter Gayatri. Gayatri and Allan become romantica...

The Bengali Night

Cast

Hugh Grant

Hugh GrantAllan

Shabana Azmi

Shabana AzmiIndira Sen

Supriya Pathak

Supriya PathakGayatri

John Hurt

John HurtLucien Metz

Soumitra Chatterjee

Soumitra ChatterjeeNarendra Sen

Anne Brochet

Anne BrochetGuertie

Pierre-Loup Rajot

Pierre-Loup RajotHarold

Elisabeth PercevalNorinne

Anjan Dutt

Anjan DuttKhokha

Utpal Dutt

Utpal DuttThe Priest / Postman / Beggar

Poornima PathwardhanLilou

Steve Potts

Steve PottsSteve

Biplab Dasgupta

Biplab DasguptaGlobe Theater Manager (uncredited)

Paban DasSinger (uncredited)

Srirupa ChatterjeeSupriya

Crew

Alexandre Trauner

Alexandre TraunerArt Direction

Jean-Paul Mugel

Jean-Paul MugelSound

Jean-François Naudon

Jean-François NaudonEditor

Jean-Louis Monthieux

Jean-Louis MonthieuxProduction Manager

Mircea Eliade

Mircea EliadeNovel

Jean-Claude Carrière

Jean-Claude CarrièreWriter

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