

Foreign Body
1986-09-26 · 111 min · ★ 4.6
Banerjee stars as Ram Das, a jobless Indian man who, tired of life in Calcutta, steals money from his father in order to afford a passage to Britain and while there, falls in love with a white woman.
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- Directors
- Ronald Neame
- Production companies
- Orion Pictures
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Victor BanerjeeRam Das
Warren MitchellI.Q. Patel
Geraldine McEwanLady Ammanford
Denis QuilleyPrime Minister
Amanda DonohoeSusan Partridge
Eve FerretNorah
Anna MasseyMiss Furze
Stratford JohnsMr. Plumb
Trevor HowardDr Stirry
Rashid KarapietMr Nahan
SinittaIndian Girl
Janet HenfreyLandlady
Ann FirbankMrs Plumb
Timothy BatesonAgent at Harley Street
Richard WilsonColonel Partridge
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