Siddhartha (1972 film)

Siddhartha
Directed byConrad Rooks
Written byConrad Rooks
Paul Mayersberg
StarringShashi Kapoor
Simi Garewal
Romesh Sharma
CinematographySven Nykvist
Edited byWilly Kemplen
Music byHemant Kumar
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • July 18, 1973 (1973-07-18)
Running time
89 minutes
CountriesUnited States
India
LanguageEnglish

Siddhartha is a 1972 Indo-American drama mystery film based on the 1922 novel of the same name by Hermann Hesse, directed by Conrad Rooks. It was shot on location in Northern India, and features work by noted cinematographer Sven Nykvist. The locations used for the film were the holy city of Rishikesh and the private estates and palaces of the Maharajah of Bharatpur.