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Cotton Mary (Original title)
Dates: 1999 (Copyright), 17 December 1999 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Ismail Merchant

Synopsis: Drama. Cotton Mary is a middle-aged Indian nurse working in the Indian state of Kerala in the early 1950's, who claims that her father was a British army officer. She sees her chance to gain a footing in a colonial household when she begins working for the lonely wife of a BBC radio correspondent who is often away from home. Before long Mary has practically taken over the running of the house, having made sure that the wife's trusted servant is sacked.

Genre:
Drama
Releases
Date: 17 December 1999Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - Dolby SRRuntime: 123 mins 26 secs - Length: 11108 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: United International Pictures (UK) Ltd