Movie·1992·2h 12m
City of Joy
He was a man who couldn't care less... until he met a man who couldn't care more.
Country
France
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Mark Medoff, Dominique LaPierre
Producer
Roland Joffé, Jake Eberts
Cinematography
Peter Biziou
Music
Ennio Morricone
Editor
Gerry Hambling
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
161 votes
Where to watch
Region: US
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// cast
Cast
Patrick Swayze
Max Lowe
Om Puri
Hazari Pal
Pauline Collins
Joan Bethel
Shabana Azmi
Kamla H. Pal
Ayesha Dharker
Amrita H. Pal
Art Malik
Ashok Ghatak
Nabil Shaban
Anouar
Suneeta Sengupta
Poomina
Shyamanand Jalan
Ghatak - Godfather
Rudraprasad Sengupta
Chomotkar
Anjan Dutt
Masood Akhtar
Loveleen Mishra
Pavan Malhotra
Anashua Majumdar
Satya Bandopadhyay
Sujan Mukherjee
Chitra Sen
// crew
Crew
Mark Medoff
Screenplay
Dominique LaPierre
Writer
Roland Joffé
Director, Producer
Jake Eberts
Producer
Gerry Hambling
Editor
Hervé de Luze
Editor
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Peter Biziou
Director of Photography
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