Story of forbidden love in 1800s India set against the revolution for India's freedom from England.Story of forbidden love in 1800s India set against the revolution for India's freedom from England.Story of forbidden love in 1800s India set against the revolution for India's freedom from England.
- Nominated for 4 BAFTA Awards
- 6 nominations total
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- TriviaThe Far Pavilions (1984) was HBO's first mini-series, the complete version runs for 300 minutes, and the parts were titled "Return to India," "The Journey to Bhithor," and "Wally and Anjuli" (The current DVD release splits each of these parts into two, creating six parts each of about 50 minutes, adding a credit section at the newly created break in each part, and removes the title card names of the original parts). It was also was the most expensive at the time, budgeted at 12 million dollars.
- GoofsMost of the prop "jezails" carried by the Afghans were modified British Martini-Henry rifles.
- Alternate versionsThe 1986 UK video incurred 12 seconds of BBFC cuts. The newer 1998 VHS and DVD versions required a 1 second BBFC cut to remove an illegal horse fall.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Many Faces of Christopher Lee (1996)
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Great romantic miniseries
I saw this one on television shortly after it was made, in the 80s, and I was happily surprised when it appeared on DVD. Like the book, the series doesn't have any deeply intellectual hidden layers (as far as I know), but it's a quality product in its kind and a great romantic story with some action too. The English are played by top English actors and the Subcontintent people by Indians or people who could more or less pass of for them, which is a nice change if you're used to seeing ancient Greeks or early Christians played by surf dudes. The odd one out seems to be blue-eyed Amy Irving as the Indian Princess Anjuli, but if you pay attention, you'll know she's supposed to be half-Russian in the series and she looks splendid in a saree anyway. Looking at British costume-dramas I often get the feeling that they enjoy making them even if it's only for the fun of walking up and down a muddy street in a silly 19th-century costume, and this movie has some of the same gusto. Throw in the breathtaking Rajastan scenery and you have a feast for the eyes.
The Far Pavillions is not a series cut down in size to get a movie, but a miniseries, period. Like India itself, it takes its time. Don't expect to sit through it in one evening but relax, settle down with a chai or a whisky and who knows, you might find yourself watching the end credits at 3 AM anyway.
The Far Pavillions is not a series cut down in size to get a movie, but a miniseries, period. Like India itself, it takes its time. Don't expect to sit through it in one evening but relax, settle down with a chai or a whisky and who knows, you might find yourself watching the end credits at 3 AM anyway.
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- Oct 12, 2004
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- Samode Palace, Samode, Rajasthan, India(Palace exteriors)
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