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Viceroy's House

Viceroy's House

The end of an empire. The birth of two nations.
Mar 03, 2017 1h 46m
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Synopsis

In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of British rulers, whilst 500 Hindu, Muslim and Sikh servants lived downstairs.

Title Viceroy's House
Companies Reliance Entertainment, BBC Film, BFI, Bend It Films, Deepak Nayar Productions, Anguille Productions, Filmgate, India Take One, Ingenious Media, Pathé
Countries India, United Kingdom
Keywords independence, religious conflict, colonial india, interfaith love
Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Bonneville

Lord Mountbatten
Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson

Edwina Mountbatten
Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

General Hastings Ismay
Simon Callow

Simon Callow

Cyril Radcliffe
Om Puri

Om Puri

Ali Rahim Noor
Lily Travers

Lily Travers

Lady Pamela Hicks
Simon Williams

Simon Williams

Archie Wavell
Lucy Fleming

Lucy Fleming

Lady Wavell
Marcus Jean Pirae

Marcus Jean Pirae

Alan Campbell Johnson
Terence Harvey

Terence Harvey

Sir Fred Burrows
Roberta Taylor

Roberta Taylor

Miss Reading
Neeraj Kabi

Neeraj Kabi

Mahatma Gandhi
Denzil Smith

Denzil Smith

Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Robin Soans

Robin Soans

Governor Jenkins
Tanveer Ghani

Tanveer Ghani

Jawaharlal Nehru
Noah Zeiler

Noah Zeiler

Henry Grady
Nicholas Blane

Nicholas Blane

Sir Olaf Kirkpatrick Caroe
Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

Self (archive footage)
Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edwina Mountbatten

Edwina Mountbatten

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Louis Mountbatten

Louis Mountbatten

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)