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The Peacock Spring (1996)
Directed by Christopher Morahan
Overview
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.
Length 149 minutes
Actors
Peter Egan | Jennifer Caron Hall | Hattie Morahan | Naveen Andrews | Masood Akhtar | Ram Gopal Bajaj | Ashok Banthia | Suresh Bhagwat | G.C. Chatterjee | Ajinkya Deo | Jagannath Guha | Sudeepa Gupta | Jennifer Hall | Madhur Jaffrey | Pradeep Kapoor | Ravi Kapoor | Joy Michael | Pearl Padamsee | Debraj Ray | Sumita Sanyal | Linda Spurrier | Prabha Tonk | Maryann Turner | Ashoke Viswanathan | Laura Barneby | Arun Bali | Laura Brook