Max Lowe is a Houston surgeon who has grown weary of the bureaucracy of American medicine. When he loses a patient on the operating table, Max impulsively decides to leave America and travel to India in the hope of finding himself. Not long after he arrives in Calcutta, Max is attacked by a group of thugs and left without money or a passport.
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| Writing | Dominique LaPierre | Writer |
| Directing | Roland Joffé | Director |
| Writing | Mark Medoff | Screenplay |
| Camera | David Appleby | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Gerry Hambling | Editor |
| Editing | Hervé de Luze | Editor |
| Crew | Peter Biziou | Cinematography |
| Production | Jake Eberts | Producer |
| Production | Roland Joffé | Producer |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Music |
| Crew | Greg Powell | Stunt Coordinator |
