Earth


1h 39m 1998

Brief Synopsis

A fictionalized tale, based on the autobiographical novel "Cracking India" by Sidhwa Bapsi, which looks at the division of India in 1947 as told through the eyes of an innocent young girl. Lenny comes from an affluent Parsee family that includes all religions among its circle. However, when talk of

Film Details

Also Known As
1947, 1947: Earth, Arth
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Romance
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Film Opticals Of Canada (Toronto); Toybox
Distribution Company
MDP WORLDWIDE ENTERTAINMENT/ZEITGEIST FILMS; Mdp Worldwide Entertainment; Mdp Worldwide Entertainment; New Yorker Films; PathT International; Pathe Image; Rialto Films; Zeitgeist Films
Location
Delhi, India

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 39m

Synopsis

A fictionalized tale, based on the autobiographical novel "Cracking India" by Sidhwa Bapsi, which looks at the division of India in 1947 as told through the eyes of an innocent young girl. Lenny comes from an affluent Parsee family that includes all religions among its circle. However, when talk of partition begins, and a train full of Muslims are brutally murdered, the city of Lahore is set aflame, and friends are pitted against each other.

Crew

Vince Agostini

Foley Recordist

Dolly Ahluwalia

Costume Designer

Javed Akhtar

Other

Sean Atkinson

Post-Production Producer

Asha Bhosle

Song ("1947")

Monsoon Bissell

Assistant Director

Kelly Black

Post-Production Coordinator

Denis Blais

Foley Artist

Alex Boothby

Matte Artist

Cesare Canieri

Conductor

Elius Caruso

Re-Recording Engineer

Nupu Chaudhuri

Production Coordinator

Sunil Chhabra

Wrangler

David Craven

Post-Production Coordinator (United Kingdom)

Uma Da Cunha

Casting

Nicole Demera

Makeup Artist

Barry Farrell

Editor

Anthony Fernandez

Special Effects

D Dylan Gray

Assistant Director

David Hamilton

Executive Producer

Debra Henderson

Hair Stylist

Ian Hopkins

Dialogue Editor

Jim Hopkins

Sound Effects Editor

Jim Hopkins

Supervising Sound Editor

Cathy Hutton

Dialogue Editor

Ganga Kamchana

Songs ("Cracking The Earth" "Lenny'S Theme" "Refugees")

Richard Kelly

Sound Effects Editor

Iqbal Kidwai

Unit Manager

Joan Kirby

Other

Darcey Kite

Other

Robert Kraus

Opening Titles/Type Design

Sanjay Malik

Additional Unit Manager

Paul Martin

Production Controller (India)

Anne Masson

Producer

Babu Meckwan

Special Effects

Deepa Mehta

Screenwriter

Deepa Mehta

Producer

Dilip Mehta

Segment Producer

Giles Nuttgens

Director Of Photography

Barbara O'kelly

Story Editor

Peter Palatsik

Assistant Director

A. R. Rahman

Music Composer

Nasreen Rahman

Hindi Script Translation

Kumar Rajendra

Assistant Director

Graham Ross

Sound Mixer

Daniela Sajoni

Script Supervisor

Sadhana Sargam

Song ("Wedding Song")

Aradhana Seth

Production Designer

Bapsi Sidhwa

Source Material (From Novel)

Harveer Singh

Assistant Director

Sukhwinder Singh

Songs ("Basant (Spring)" "The Train From Hades" "Love Quartet")

Johann Strauss

Song ("1947")

Dileep Subramaniam

Additional Sound Mixer

Jhamu Sughand

Executive Producer

Edwin Williams

Unit Location Manager

Mark Zsifkovits

Re-Recording Engineer

Film Details

Also Known As
1947, 1947: Earth, Arth
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Romance
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Film Opticals Of Canada (Toronto); Toybox
Distribution Company
MDP WORLDWIDE ENTERTAINMENT/ZEITGEIST FILMS; Mdp Worldwide Entertainment; Mdp Worldwide Entertainment; New Yorker Films; PathT International; Pathe Image; Rialto Films; Zeitgeist Films
Location
Delhi, India

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 39m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States on Video October 10, 2000

Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.)

Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Oh Canada!) May 13 - June 6, 1999.)

Released in United States June 1999 (Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City (Walter Reade) June 11-24, 1999.)

Released in United States Fall September 10, 1999

Released in United States on Video October 10, 2000

Released in United States November 1998

Released in United States 1999

Released in United States June 1999

Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Oh Canada!) May 13 - June 6, 1999.

Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City (Walter Reade) June 11-24, 1999.

G2 Films, formerly known as Goldwyn Films, is the boutique division of MGM Pictures.

Released in United States Fall September 10, 1999 (NY, LA)