Where to Watch The Sword and the Flute (1959) Online

Want to watch 'The Sword and the Flute' in the comfort of your own home? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the James Ivory-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to do right by you.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The Sword and the Flute' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'The Sword and the Flute' right now, here are some particulars about the Merchant Ivory Productions documentary flick.

Released January 1st, 1959, 'The Sword and the Flute' stars Saeed Jaffrey The movie has a runtime of about 24 min, and received a user score of 43 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 3 well-known users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Visual images consist entirely of Indian miniature paintings, while an off-screen narrator traces the rise of this art form within the courts of Akbar (1542-1605), who united what is now India and Pakistan, and his son Jahangir (1569-1627). Two schools of the miniature paintings, done by anonymous artists, flourished after Akbar established unity and peace across what had been many smaller states: the Moghul (Islamic) school and the Rajput (Hindu) school. The Moghul paintings record the events of the court, while the Rajput school connects physical beauty and, in particular, the longing of women to the transcendent values of the spirit." .