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The Guide

19652h MovieDramaRomance

When mistaken to be a sage by some villagers, an ex-tour guide reflects on his past and lost love to search for spiritual wisdom to guide the villagers in this lesser-known English-language version of R.K. Narayan's classic.

DirectorTad Danielewski
WritersPearl S. Buck·Tad Danielewski
ProducerTad Danielewski

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Cast · Directed by Tad Danielewski

DADev Anand
Dev Anand
Raju Guide
WRWaheeda Rehman
Waheeda Rehman
Rosie Marco/Nalini
LCLeela Chitnis
Leela Chitnis
Raju's Mother
KSK.N. Singh
K.N. Singh
AHAnwar Hussain
Anwar Hussain
Ghaffoor
RK
Rashid Khan
Joseph
JC
J.S. Casshyap
as J.S. Cashyap
KSKishore Sahu
Kishore Sahu
Marco
DD
Dilip Dutt
Mani
IIftekhar
Iftekhar
as Iftekhar
UUlhas
Ulhas
Raju's Uncle
KDKrishan Dhawan
Krishan Dhawan
Inspector Girdhari

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The Guide hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around March 30, 1965. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.