The Darjeeling Limited

The Darjeeling Limited
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWes Anderson
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRobert Yeoman
Edited byAndrew Weisblum
Production
companies
Distributed byFox Searchlight Pictures
Release dates
  • September 3, 2007 (2007-09-03) (Venice)
  • September 29, 2007 (2007-09-29) (United States)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$17.5 million[1]
Box office$35.1 million[2]

The Darjeeling Limited is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson, which he co-produced with Scott Rudin, Roman Coppola, and Lydia Dean Pilcher, and co-wrote with Coppola and Jason Schwartzman. The film stars Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Schwartzman as three estranged brothers who agree to meet in India a year after their father's funeral for a "spiritual journey" aboard a luxury train. The cast also includes Waris Ahluwalia, Amara Karan, Wallace Wolodarsky, Barbet Schroeder, and Anjelica Huston, with Natalie Portman, Camilla Rutherford, Irrfan Khan, and Bill Murray in cameo roles.

The film was released on September 29, 2007, by Fox Searchlight Pictures. The film received generally favorable reviews from critics and earned $35 million on a $17.5 million budget.[1] The film premiered at the 64th Venice International Film Festival in competition for the Golden Lion and was named among the Top Films of the Year at the 2007 NYFCO Awards.

Anderson's Hotel Chevalier, starring Schwartzman and Portman, acts as a prologue to the film.

  1. ^ a b "A conversation with director Wes Anderson" (Charlie Rose interview (10 minutes+)). October 26, 2007. Archived from the original on October 27, 2007.
  2. ^ "The Darjeeling Limited (2007)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved June 28, 2023.