Maurice / a Merchant Ivory Film ; in association with Cinecom Pictures and Film Four International ; screenplay, Kit Hesketh-Harvey, James Ivory ; produced by Ismail Merchant ; directed by James Ivory ; Maurice Productions, Ltd.

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E.M. Forrester's story of two Edwardian-era Cambridge students that fall in love, but must make difficult choices between abiding by British society's strict norms regarding homosexuality and following through on their feelings.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Merchant Ivory collection. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author:	Robbins, Richard, 1940-2012 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Merchant Ivory Productions Cinecom Pictures Film Four International Channel Four Films (Firm) Criterion Collection (Firm) Home Vision Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Hesketh-Harvey, Kit (Screenwriter) Ivory, James (Screenwriter, Director) Merchant, Ismail (Producer) Ackland-Snow, Brian (Designer) Beavan, Jenny, 1950- (Costume designer) Bright, John, 1940- (Costume designer) Wenning, Katherine (Film editor) Lhomme, Pierre, 1930-2019 (Cinematographer) Wilby, James (Actor) Grant, Hugh (Actor) Graves, Rupert, 1963- (Actor) Elliott, Denholm (Actor) Callow, Simon, 1949- (Actor) Whitelaw, Billie, 1932-2014 (Actor) Foster, Barry, 1927-2002 (Actor) Parfitt, Judy, 1935- (Actor) Nicholls, Phoebe, 1958- (Actor) Godfrey, Patrick, 1933- (Actor) Tandy, Mark, 1957- (Actor) Kingsley, Ben, 1943- (Actor) Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.
Published:	[Chicago] : Criterion Collection : Distributed by Home Vision Entertainment, 2004.
Series:	Merchant Ivory collection. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Forster, E. M. > (Edward Morgan), > 1879-1970 > Film adaptations. Forster, E. M. > (Edward Morgan), > 1879-1970. University of Cambridge > Students > Drama. University of Cambridge. Gay men > England > Drama. Gay college students. Gay men. Homosexuality > Social aspects. Manners and customs. Students. Homosexuality > Social aspects > Great Britain > 20th century > Drama. Great Britain > History > 20th century > Drama. Gay college students > Great Britain > 20th century > Drama. Great Britain > Social life and customs > 20th century > Drama. England. Great Britain. 1900 - 1999 History. Feature films. Fiction films. Romance films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films > Great Britain. Romance > Feature. Drama. Film adaptations.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. History. Feature films. Fiction films. Romance films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films Romance Feature.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	E.M. Forrester's story of two Edwardian-era Cambridge students that fall in love, but must make difficult choices between abiding by British society's strict norms regarding homosexuality and following through on their feelings.
Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987. From the novel by E.M. Forster. Special features: Disc 2: Conversation with the filmmakers; The story of Maurice; Deleted scenes; Theatrical trailer. Videorecording.
Call Number:	AQ7 D0033000 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: R.
ISBN:	0780026764 9780780026766
Credits:	Production design, Brian Ackland-Snow ; costumes, Jenny Beavan, John Bright ; editing, Katherine Wenning ; music, Richard Robbins ; photography, Pierre Lhomme.
System Details:	DVD; NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Cast:	James Wilby, Hugh Grant, Rupert Graves, Denholm Elliott, Simon Callow, Billie Whitelaw, Barry Foster, Judy Parfitt, Phoebe Nicholls, Patrick Godfrey, Mark Tandy, Ben Kingsley.