Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization

{{Short description|1972 British documentary film}}

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{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization

| image = Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization.jpg

| caption = Screenshot

| director = James Ivory

| producer = Anthony Korner
Ismail Merchant

| writer = James Ivory

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| starring = Nirad C. Chaudhuri
Barry Foster

| music =

| cinematography = Walter Lassally

| editing = Kent McKinney

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| released = {{Film date|1972|4|1||df=y}}

| runtime = 54 minutes

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

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Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization is a 54-minute color documentary based on the life and thoughts of Nirad C. Chaudhuri. It was made in 1972 and was directed by James Ivory.{{cite news|title=Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization (1972)|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/430002/Adventures-of-a-Brown-Man-in-Search-of-Civilization/overview|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710072138/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/430002/Adventures-of-a-Brown-Man-in-Search-of-Civilization/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 July 2012|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|accessdate=29 May 2012}} In this, Chaudhuri (who was then based in London and Oxford) expounds his views on culture, history, religion and society from a comparative perspective.

The film is available in the DVD sets of several Merchant Ivory films.{{cite web|title=Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization|url=http://www.merchantivory.com/adventures.html|publisher=Merchant Ivory Productions|accessdate=29 May 2012}}{{cite web|title=The Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization|url=https://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/412873|publisher=TCM|access-date=29 May 2012}}