Heat and Dust
Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with scandal. As Anne delves into the history of her grand-aunt, she is led to reconsider her own life.
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Cast
22 people
Julie Christie
Anne
Known for
Finding Neverland
Fahrenheit 451
Greta Scacchi
Olivia Rivers
Known for
The Odyssey
Bodies
Shashi Kapoor
The Nawab
Known for
Gulliver's Travels
Deewaar
Nickolas Grace
Harry Hamilton-Paul
Known for
Robin of Sherwood
The Final Cut
Christopher Cazenove
Douglas Rivers
Known for
A Knight's Tale
Dynasty
Zakir Hussain
Inder Lal, Anne's landlord
Known for
Monkey Man
Julian Glover
Crawford
Known for
Game of Thrones
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Susan Fleetwood
Mrs. Crawford
Known for
The Sacrifice
Young Sherlock Holmes
Patrick Godfrey
Dr Saunders
Known for
EverAfter
The Remains of the Day
Jennifer Kendal
Mrs. Saunders
Also in
The Far Pavilions
36 Chowringhee Lane
Charles McCaughan
Chid
Known for
V.I. Warshawski
Quicksilver
Madhur Jaffrey
Begum Mussarat Jahan
Known for
Pantheon
A Late Quartet
James Ivory Director · Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Writer Richard Robbins Composer
Worldwide gross $1.7M · United States release September 15, 1983 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,741,435
Production
Merchant Ivory Productions
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Hindi · Urdu
Release dates
Denmark · January 1, 1983
Theatrical
United Kingdom · January 1, 1983
Theatrical
United States · September 15, 1983
Limited theatrical · New York City
Australia
November 10, 2024 · Limited theatrical · British Film Festival
Finland
January 1, 1983 · Theatrical
France
May 12, 1983 · Limited theatrical · Cannes Film Festival
Romania
January 1, 1983 · Limited theatrical
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