The Last Days of the Raj
2007 · Documentary, TV Movie, History
Lord Louis Mountbatten arrives in India in March 1947 as Britain's Last Viceroy. He is committed to transfer administrative and authoritative power to an independent and sovereign India. Six months later India indeed was set free, but it had also been partitioned and overwhelmed by an orgy of sectarian violence involving Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs.
Directed by Carl Hindmarch · Written by Mark Hayhurst
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James Wilby Lord Mountbatten -
Saskia Reeves Lady Mountbatten -
Julian Wadham Evan Jenkins -
Roshan Seth Jawarharlal Nehru -
Allan Corduner Lord Ismay -
Surendra Rajan Muhatma Gandhi -
Rajat Kapoor Muhammed Ali Jinnah -
Vinod Nagpal Tara Singh
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