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The Far Pavilions

  • TV Mini Series
  • 19841984
  • 5h 15m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
815
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The Far Pavilions (1984)
The Far Pavilions
Play trailer0:46
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DramaHistoryRomance
Story of forbidden love in 1800s India set against the revolution for India's freedom from England.Story of forbidden love in 1800s India set against the revolution for India's freedom from England.Story of forbidden love in 1800s India set against the revolution for India's freedom from England.
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815
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  • Stars
    • Ben Cross
    • Amy Irving
    • Christopher Lee
  • Stars
    • Ben Cross
    • Amy Irving
    • Christopher Lee
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    • 19User reviews
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    • Nominated for 4 BAFTA Awards

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    1 Season
    1984

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    Ben Cross
    Ben Cross
    • Ash
    Amy Irving
    Amy Irving
    • Anjuli
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Kaka-ji Rao
    Robert Hardy
    Robert Hardy
    • The Commandant
    Rossano Brazzi
    Rossano Brazzi
    • The Rana of Bhithor
    Saeed Jaffrey
    Saeed Jaffrey
    • Biju Ram
    Sneh Gupta
    Sneh Gupta
    • Shushila
    Omar Sharif
    Omar Sharif
    • Koda Dad
    Shayur Mehta
    • Prince Jhoti
    Parikshit Sahni
    Parikshit Sahni
    • Mulraj
    Benedict Taylor
    Benedict Taylor
    • Wally
    John Gielgud
    John Gielgud
    • Cavagnari
    Jennifer Kendal
    Jennifer Kendal
    • Mrs. Viccary
    Felicity Dean
    Felicity Dean
    • Belinda Harlowe
    Peter Arne
    Peter Arne
    • The General
    Caterina Boratto
    Caterina Boratto
    • Mrs. Chiverton
    Michael Cochrane
    Michael Cochrane
    • Crimpley
    Rupert Everett
    Rupert Everett
    • George Garforth
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    • Trivia
      HBO's first mini-series. It was also was the most expensive at the time, budgeted at twelve million dollars.
    • Goofs
      Most of the prop "jezails" carried by the Afghans were modified British Martini-Henry rifles.
    • Alternate versions
      The 1986 UK video incurred 12 seconds of BBFC cuts. The newer 1998 VHS and DVD versions required a 1 second BBFC cut to remove an illegal horse fall.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Many Faces of Christopher Lee (1996)

    User reviews19

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    9/10
    Great story
    I watched this film as a kid and thought it was excellent. I was living in the Sub-Continent at the time, and thought it portrayed life there very well.

    I'm still trying to get ahold of a copy of it to relive the experience once more.
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    • montrose77uk
    • Aug 1, 2002

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    • Release date
      • April 22, 1984 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Samode Palace, Samode, Rajasthan, India
    • Production companies
      • Geoffrey Reeve and Associates
      • Goldcrest Films International
      • HBO Premiere Films
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    • 5 hours 15 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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