City of Joy (1992)

04/15/1992 (FR) • 2h 12m

Drama

He was a man who couldn't care less... until he met a man who couldn't care more.

Overview

Max Lowe is a Houston surgeon who has grown weary of the bureaucracy of American medicine. When he loses a patient on the operating table, Max impulsively decides to leave America and travel to India in the hope of finding himself. Not long after he arrives in Calcutta, Max is attacked by a group of thugs and left without money or a passport.

Top Billed Cast

Om Puri

Hazari Pal

Pauline Collins

Joan Bethel

Shabana Azmi

Kamla H. Pal

Ayesha Dharker

Amrita H. Pal

Art Malik

Ashok Ghatak

Shyamanand Jalan

Ghatak - Godfather


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$27,000,000.00

Revenue

$14,683,921.00

Keywords

hope

leprosy

india

calcutta

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