Directed by:
John SchlesingerScreenplay:
Ruth Prawer JhabvalaComposer:
Gerald GourietCast:
Shirley MacLaine, Peggy Ashcroft, Twiggy, Shabana Azmi, Leigh Lawson, Carol Gillies, Roland Curram, Eamon Geoghegan, Geoffrey Bayldon, Lee Montague (more)Plots(1)
A Russian/American piano tutor living in London encounters a young Indian boy who seems to have an extraordinary musical gift, which she realises can be moulded into genius. Here is her chance to create a world-acclaimed maestro. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Shirley MacLaine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/405/164405852_36193d.jpg)
Shirley MacLaine
USA
Best movies:
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
The Apartment (1960)
Being There (1979)
![Peggy Ashcroft](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/413/164413243_2e293c.jpg)
Peggy Ashcroft
UK
Best movies:
The Nun's Story (1959)
The 39 Steps (1935)
When the Wind Blows (1986)
Twiggy
UK
Best movies:
Blues Brothers (1980)
The Taming of the Shrew (2005) (TV movie)
Madame Sousatzka (1988)
![Shabana Azmi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/904/167904002_3lc3c7.png)
Shabana Azmi
India
Best movies:
1947 : Earth (1998)
Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)
The Chess Players (1977)
![Leigh Lawson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/160/117160532_80c87b.jpg)
Leigh Lawson
UK
Best movies:
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009) (TV movie)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1997) (series)
![Carol Gillies](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/298/159298348_99b8e1.gif)
Carol Gillies
UK
Best movies:
Jane Eyre (1983) (series)
Florence Nightingale (1985) (TV movie)
The Hiding Place (1975)
![Roland Curram](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/462/161462216_d5ea4a.jpg)
Roland Curram
UK
Best movies:
Till We Meet Again (1989) (series)
Ooh... You Are Awful (1972)
Peeping Tom (1960)
Eamon Geoghegan
Best movies:
The Legend of 1900 (1998)
V for Vendetta (2005)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
![Geoffrey Bayldon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/098/162098601_cef62b.jpg)
Geoffrey Bayldon
UK
Best movies:
To Sir, with Love (1967)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
![Lee Montague](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/104/160104965_92b374.jpg)
Lee Montague
UK
Best movies:
Much Ado About Nothing (1984) (TV movie)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Holocaust (1978) (series)
![Vernon Dobtcheff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/494/494695_35970a.jpg)
Vernon Dobtcheff
France
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
![Greg Ellis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/127/186/127186571_c1663d.jpg)
Greg Ellis
UK
Best movies:
Titanic (1997)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Star Trek (2009)
Susan Porrett
Best movies:
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
After Thomas (2006) (TV movie)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
![Roger Hammond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/116/160116672_427531.jpg)
Roger Hammond
UK
Best movies:
The King's Speech (2010)
Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987) (TV movie)
The Way We Live Now (2001) (series)
Usha Patel
Best movies:
I Am Yours (2013)
Madame Sousatzka (1988)
I Don't Speak English (1995)
![Robert Rietty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/486/160486485_0071b5.jpg)
Robert Rietty
UK
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Humphrey Burton
UK
Best movies:
Madame Sousatzka (1988)
Jamila Massey
India
Best movies:
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
The Long Duel (1967)
![Jean Anderson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/394/161394631_54bfb1.jpg)
Jean Anderson
UK
Best movies:
A Town Like Alice (1956)
A Night to Remember (1958)
Solomon and Sheba (1959)
![Charu Bala Chokshi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/365/161365634_17e335.jpg)
Charu Bala Chokshi
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)