A Passage to India

Fourteen years separate not only the publication of EM Forster's last two novels, but also the release of David Lean's final two films. Lean's adaptation of Forster's 1924 novel A Passage to India, for both men their last major work, was also partly based on Santha Rama Rau's stage adaptation of the book, which had already been televised by the BBC in 1965. For the first time since he had become a director, Lean also took solo screenwriting and editing credits on the film.

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