The Peacock Spring (1996)
Filmed in India, Rumer Godden’s story has been adapted and directed by the Jewel in the Crown team. Two English schoolgirls arrive in New Delhi, 1959. Their diplomat father has secured them a beautiful Eurasian governess. 15-year-old Una suspects an ulterior motive. But her father’s affairs take second place to her own when she has a secret affair with the Indian gardener.
Director:
Christopher Morahan
Writer:
Ken Taylor
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Peter Egan as Sir Edward Gwithian |
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Jennifer Caron Hall as Alix Lamont |
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Hattie Morahan as Una Gwithian |
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Naveen Andrews as Ravi Battacharya |
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Masood Akhtar as Chinaberry |
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Ram Gopal Bajaj as Sri Battacharya |
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Ashok Banthia as Ram Chand |
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Suresh Bhagwat as Mr. Sen |
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G.C. Chatterjee as Ganesh |
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Ajinkya Deo as Vikram Singh |
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Jagannath Guha as Col. Jaiswal |
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Sudeepa Gupta as Sushila |
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Jennifer Hall as Alix |
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Madhur Jaffrey as Lady Srinevasan |
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Pradeep Kapoor as Airline Official |
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Ravi Kapoor as Hem |
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Joy Michael as Srimati Roy |
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Pearl Padamsee as Mrs. Lamont |
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Debraj Ray as Man on yrain |
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Sumita Sanyal as Woman on train |
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Linda Spurrier as Miss Carrington |
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Prabha Tonk as Srimati Bhattacharya |
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Maryann Turner as Miss Barlow |
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Ashoke Viswanathan as Som |
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Laura Barneby as Hal Gwithian |
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Arun Bali as Prof. Asutoth |
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Laura Brook as Mrs. Porter |
| Directing | Christopher Morahan | Director |
| Writing | Ken Taylor | Screenplay |
| Writing | Rumer Godden | Novel |
| Editing | David Martin | Editor |
| Art | David Butterworth | Art Direction |
| Production | Rebecca Eaton | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sophie Balhetchet | Producer |
| Production | Glenn Wilhide | Producer |
| Sound | Dominic Muldowney | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Christopher J. Bradshaw | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dany Everett | Costume Design |
| Sound | Ian Munro | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Chris Seager | Director of Photography |
| Art | Vic Symonds | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Penny Smith | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Phillippa Giles | Executive Producer |
| Art | Ram Yedekar | Art Direction |
| Sound | Michael Feinberg | Sound Editor |
| Art | Neil Pollard | Art Direction |
| Sound | Rodney Glenn | Sound Editor |