<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $27.2 million (US) </Td> </Tr> <P> A Passage to India is a 1984 British period drama film written and directed by David Lean . The screenplay is based on the play of the same name by Santha Rama Rau, which was based on the novel of the same name by E.M. Forster . </P> <P> This was the final film of Lean's career, and the first feature - film he had directed in fourteen years, since Ryan's Daughter in 1970 . Receiving universal critical acclaim upon its release with many praising it as Lean's finest since Lawrence of Arabia, A Passage to India received eleven nominations at the Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Lean, and Best Actress for Judy Davis for her portrayal as Adela Quested . Peggy Ashcroft won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal as Mrs Moore, making her, at 77, the oldest actress to win the award, and Maurice Jarre won his third Academy Award for Best Original Score . </P> <P> Adela Quested (Judy Davis) is sailing from England to British Raj India with Mrs Moore (Peggy Ashcroft), the latter the mother of her intended bridegroom, Ronny Heaslop (Nigel Havers); Mrs Moore's son from her first marriage . He is the Collector and the City magistrate in Chandrapore, the anglicized spelling of Chandrapur . Adela intends to see if she can make a go of it . </P>

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