''Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures'' is a 1978
television film
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by
Merchant Ivory Productions (written by
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, directed by
James Ivory and produced by
Ismail Merchant) set in India, starring UK stage actress
Dame Peggy Ashcroft. It later received a limited theatrical release in 1979.
Plot synopsis
A group of thieves descend upon an Indian palace to steal a collection of valuable paintings. The group includes Lady Gee (
Peggy Ashcroft), a museum curator; the Maharaja (
Victor Banerjee), his sister Bonnie (
Aparna Sen) who wants to sell the paintings to
Sotheby's
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, and a few others.
External links
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Merchant Ivory overview
1978 films
British Indian films
English-language Indian films
Films directed by James Ivory
Merchant Ivory Productions films
Films with screenplays by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
1970s English-language films
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