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City of Joy (1992)

Movie ★ 6.6 132 min

Drama

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.

Roland Joffé Director Dominique LaPierre Writer

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Quick facts

Released
April 15, 1992
Runtime
132 min
Rating
PG-13
Budget
$27.0M
Box office
$14.7M
IMDb
tt0103976
Language
Studio
Lightmotive, Pricel

Themes

Cast

Patrick Swayze Patrick Swayze Max Lowe Om Puri Om Puri Hazari Pal Pauline Collins Pauline Collins Joan Bethel Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi Kamla H. Pal Ayesha Dharker Ayesha Dharker Amrita H. Pal Art Malik Art Malik Ashok Ghatak Nabil Shaban Nabil Shaban Anouar Suneeta Sengupta Suneeta Sengupta Poomina Shyamanand Jalan Shyamanand Jalan Ghatak - Godfather Rudraprasad Sengupta Rudraprasad Sengupta Chomotkar Anjan Dutt Anjan Dutt Masood Akhtar Masood Akhtar Loveleen Mishra Loveleen Mishra Pavan Malhotra Pavan Malhotra Anashua Majumdar Anashua Majumdar Satya Bandopadhyay Satya Bandopadhyay Sujan Mukherjee Sujan Mukherjee Chitra Sen Chitra Sen

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Frequently asked questions

What is City of Joy about?
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.
Who directed City of Joy?
City of Joy was directed by Roland Joffé.
Who stars in City of Joy?
City of Joy stars Patrick Swayze, Om Puri, Pauline Collins, Shabana Azmi.
When was City of Joy released?
City of Joy is a 1992 drama film.
Where can I watch City of Joy?
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