Movie Description
The Last Days of the Raj
(2007)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Carl Hindmarch
- Writer : Mark Hayhurst
- Cast : James Wilby,Saskia Reeves,Julian Wadham,Roshan Seth,Allan Corduner,Surendra Rajan,Rajat Kapoor,Vinod Nagpal
Cast
Lord Mountbatten
Lady Mountbatten
Evan Jenkins
Jawarharlal Nehru
Lord Ismay
Muhatma Gandhi
Muhammed Ali Jinnah
Tara Singh
Facts
Original TitleThe Last Days of the Raj
Status Released
Release Information
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2007-03-12
Original LanguageEnglish
Homepagehttp://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-last-days-of-the-raj
Production CompaniesBlast! Films
Genres
- Documentary
- TV Movie
- History
