The Film Catalogue

Mountbatten- The Last Viceroy

Drama | English | 120 minutes

Company

Goldcrest


Cast & Crew

Director

Tom Clegg

Producer

Judith de Paul

Writer

David Butler

Cast

Nicol Williamson, Janet Suzman


Synopsis

At midnight on 14th August 1947 an event took place that would change the world. That moment 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 circumstances surrounding that epoch-making event: the conflicts, the intrigues, the pomp, the ceremony, and the theme of Mountbatten, The Last Viceroy. Through the force of his remarkable personality Lord Mountbatten altered the course of history, leaving a legacy that continues to this day.


Completion Year

1985


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