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Merchant Ivory Productions is a film production company founded by producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory. The two were a CreatorCouple, forming a life partnership as well as a professional one that lasted until Merchant's death in 2005, a total of 44 years.

While the company's early productions were set in India, it is best known for its PeriodDrama films set in the TheEdwardianEra of England, many of them adapted from novels by such authors as Creator/EMForster and Creator/HenryJames. The company reached its heyday in the 1980s and 1990s with a string of critically and commercial successful films. The impact of these films cemented "Merchant Ivory" as a byword for any stately period drama of manners featuring genteel characters.

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Merchant Ivory Productions is a film production company founded in 1961 by Indian producer Ismail Merchant (25 December 1936 – 25 May 2005) and American director James Ivory. Ivory (born 7 June 1928). The two were a CreatorCouple, forming sharing a life partnership as well as and a professional one that lasted until Merchant's death in 2005, a total of 44 years.

While the company's early productions were set in India, it is best better known for its PeriodDrama films set in the TheEdwardianEra of England, many of them frequently adapted from novels by such authors as Creator/EMForster and Creator/HenryJames. The company reached its heyday in the 1980s and 1990s '90s, with a string of critically and commercial commercially successful films. The impact of these films cemented "Merchant Ivory" as a byword for any stately period drama of manners featuring genteel characters.



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Merchant Ivory Productions is a film production company founded by producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory. \n The two were a CreatorCouple, forming a life partnership as well as a professional one that lasted until Merchant's death in 2005, a total of 44 years.
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Ismail Merchant (an Indian Muslim) and James Ivory (a white American protestant) met and went into partnership in 1961. Their early productions were based in India. They achieved their greatest success in the 1980s and 90s for their films that became their standard formula and trademark big budget PeriodDrama set in England during TheEdwardianEra.

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film production company founded by producer Ismail Merchant (an Indian Muslim) and director James Ivory (a white American protestant) met and went into partnership in 1961. Their Ivory.

While the company's
early productions were based set in India. They achieved their greatest success India, it is best known for its PeriodDrama films set in the TheEdwardianEra of England, many of them adapted from novels by such authors as Creator/EMForster and Creator/HenryJames. The company reached its heyday in the 1980s and 90s for their 1990s with a string of critically and commercial successful films. The impact of these films that became their standard formula cemented "Merchant Ivory" as a byword for any stately period drama of manners featuring genteel characters.

Merchant Ivory is also known for its long-running ProductionPosse, including 23 collaborations between Merchant, Ivory
and trademark big budget PeriodDrama set in England during TheEdwardianEra.screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala along with a large stable of respected British actors.
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Ismail Merchant (an Indian Muslim) and James Ivory (a white American protestant) met and went into partnership in 1961. Their early productions were based in India. They achieved their greatest success in the 1980s and 90s for their films that became their standard formula and trademark big budget PeriodDramas set in England during TheEdwardianEra.

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Ismail Merchant (an Indian Muslim) and James Ivory (a white American protestant) met and went into partnership in 1961. Their early productions were based in India. They achieved their greatest success in the 1980s and 90s for their films that became their standard formula and trademark big budget PeriodDramas PeriodDrama set in England during TheEdwardianEra.TheEdwardianEra.
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* ''Literature/ARoomWithAView'' (1985)
* ''Literature/{{Maurice}}'' (1987)
* ''Literature/HowardsEnd'' (1992)
* ''Literature/CallMeByYourName'' (2017) (co-produced)
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Ismail Merchant (an Indian Muslim) and James Ivory (a white American protestant) met went into partnership in 1961. Their early productions were based in India. They achieved their greatest success in the 1980s and 90s for their films that became their standard formula and trademark big budget PeriodDramas set in England during TheEdwardianEra.

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Ismail Merchant (an Indian Muslim) and James Ivory (a white American protestant) met and went into partnership in 1961. Their early productions were based in India. They achieved their greatest success in the 1980s and 90s for their films that became their standard formula and trademark big budget PeriodDramas set in England during TheEdwardianEra.
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Ismail Merchant (an Indian Muslim) and James Ivory (a white American protestant) met went into partnership in 1961. Their early productions were based in India. They achieved their greatest success in the 1980s and 90s for their films that became their standard formula and trademark big budget PeriodDramas set in EdwardianEngland.

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Ismail Merchant (an Indian Muslim) and James Ivory (a white American protestant) met went into partnership in 1961. Their early productions were based in India. They achieved their greatest success in the 1980s and 90s for their films that became their standard formula and trademark big budget PeriodDramas set in EdwardianEngland.England during TheEdwardianEra.
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Ismail Merchant and James Ivory went into partnership in 1961. Their early productions were based in India.

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Ismail Merchant (an Indian Muslim) and James Ivory (a white American protestant) met went into partnership in 1961. Their early productions were based in India. They achieved their greatest success in the 1980s and 90s for their films that became their standard formula and trademark big budget PeriodDramas set in EdwardianEngland.
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Ismail Merchant and James Ivory went into partnership in 1961. Their early productions were based in India.

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