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City of Joy

City of Joy

City of Joy

City of Joy

He was a man who couldn't care less... until he met a man who couldn't care more.

1992•2h 12m•

★6.6(161 ratings)

Drama

Overview

Max Lowe is a Houston surgeon who has grown weary of the bureaucracy of American medicine. When he loses a patient on the operating table, Max impulsively decides to leave America and travel to India in the hope of finding himself. Not long after he arrives in Calcutta, Max is attacked by a group of thugs and left without money or a passport.

Director

Writers

Dominique LaPierre, Mark Medoff

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Main Cast

Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze

Max Lowe

Om Puri

Om Puri

Hazari Pal

Pauline Collins

Pauline Collins

Joan Bethel

Shabana Azmi

Shabana Azmi

Kamla H. Pal

Ayesha Dharker

Ayesha Dharker

Amrita H. Pal

Art Malik

Art Malik

Ashok Ghatak

Nabil Shaban

Nabil Shaban

Anouar

Suneeta Sengupta

Suneeta Sengupta

Poomina

Shyamanand Jalan

Shyamanand Jalan

Ghatak - Godfather

Rudraprasad Sengupta

Rudraprasad Sengupta

Chomotkar

Anjan Dutt

Anjan Dutt

Masood Akhtar

Masood Akhtar

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Roland Joffé
Third Assistant Director: Adam Somner
Second Assistant Director: Cliff Lanning

Writing

Writer: Dominique LaPierre
Screenplay: Mark Medoff

Production

Producer: Jake Eberts
Producer: Roland Joffé

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Ennio Morricone

Cinematography

Still Photographer: David Appleby
Director of Photography: Peter Biziou

Editing

Editor: Gerry Hambling
Editor: Hervé de Luze

Keywords

hopeleprosyindiacalcutta

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "He was a man who couldn't care less... until he met a man who couldn't care more."

#2

The film had a budget of $27.0M but only grossed $14.7M, losing $12.3M at the box office.

#3

The runtime is 132 minutes (2h 12m).

#4

It was a co-production between: France, United Kingdom.

#5

The film was directed by Roland Joffé.

#6

The screenplay was written by Dominique LaPierre and Mark Medoff.

#7

The score was composed by Ennio Morricone.

#8

Cinematography was handled by Peter Biziou.

#9

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0103976.

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Rating

6.6/10

Good

161 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

City of Joy

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

PG-13

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

France, United Kingdom

Budget:

$27,000,000

Revenue:

$14,683,921

Production Companies:

Lightmotive

Lightmotive

Pricel