---
title: 'City of Joy (1992)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Roland Joffé'
released: '1992-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 134
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/city-of-joy-1992'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103976/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# City of Joy (1992)

1992 · 134 min · Drama · United Kingdom, France


## Synopsis

City of Joy is a 1992 drama film directed by Roland Joffé, with a screenplay by Mark Medoff. It is based upon the novel of the same name by Dominique Lapierre, which looks at poverty in then-modern India, specifically life in the slums. The film stars Patrick Swayze, Pauline Collins, Om Puri and Shabana Azmi. The film was the second collaboration between Joffé and costume designer Judy Moorcroft.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Roland Joffé](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-joffe)
- **Producer:** [Roland Joffé](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-joffe), [Jake Eberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/jake-eberts)
- **Screenplay:** [Joe Eszterhas](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-eszterhas)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ennio Morricone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-morricone)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter Biziou](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-biziou)
- **Editor:** [Gerry Hambling](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerry-hambling)

## Cast

- [Pavan Malhotra](https://cinepixo.com/people/pavan-malhotra)
- [Anjan Dutt](https://cinepixo.com/people/anjan-dutt)
- [Sam Wanamaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-wanamaker)
- [Shabana Azmi](https://cinepixo.com/people/shabana-azmi)
- [Chakradhar Jena](https://cinepixo.com/people/chakradhar-jena)
- [Om Puri](https://cinepixo.com/people/om-puri)
- [Art Malik](https://cinepixo.com/people/art-malik)
- [Patrick Swayze](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-swayze)
- [Pauline Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/pauline-collins)

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