Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Emmy Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
109 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1986 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Tom Clegg

Written By:
Tom Clegg

Actors:
Patrick Allen ..... Auchinleck
Michael Byrne ..... George Abell
Sam Dastor ..... Gandhi
Nigel Davenport ..... Ismay
Nicholas Day
A.K. Hangal ..... Patel
Wendy Hiller ..... Princess Victoria
Owen Holder ..... King George VI
David Lyon ..... Lt Col Vernon Erskine-Crum
David Quilter ..... Alan
Ian Richardson ..... Nehru
John Rolfe ..... Attlee
Vladek Sheybal ..... Jinnah
Jeremy Sinden ..... Brockman
Janet Suzman ..... Lady Edwina Mountbatten
Malcolm Terris ..... Winston Churchill
Julian Wadham ..... Arthur
Dreya Weber ..... Pamela Mountbatten (1986)
Nicol Williamson ..... Lord Louis Mountbatten

Synopsis:

Midnight, 14 August 1947 marked the dawn of Independence for India, the birth of Pakistan and the end of the British Raj the last days of the greatest empire in history. The seemingly impossible task of bringing about Independence falls on the shoulders of a remarkable man, Lord Louis Mountbatten. Faced with a group of hugely influential and charismatic men, Pandit Nehru, Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Mahatma Gandhi he has to formulate a plan for Partition agreeable to all parties. In less than a year Mountbatten achieves the impossible and a plan to form Partition is agreed. The celebrations would prove to be short lived however, when the realities of Partition dawn and Gandhi is assassinated, spreading shock waves around the world and a new wave of turmoil and bloodshed sweeping the subcontinent. Eventually, the time comes for the last Viceroy to leave India, having gained the love and respect of the nation he had served. Through the force of his remarkable personality he has dictated the course of history, leaving a legacy to the people of India and Pakistan that continues to this day.

This single disc feature film edition follows Lord Louis Mountbatten (Nicol Williamson) as he organised the withdrawal of British forces from India and oversaw the splitting off of Pakistan in an attempt to prevent civil war. However his diplomatic efforts with Nehru (Ian Richardson: From Hell), Gandhi (Sam Dastor), and other leaders fail to prevent sectarian violence from breaking out, leaving Mountbatten is a melancholy witness to and perpetrator of the close of the British Empire.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 03 February, 2012.