Nine Hours to Rama
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| Directed by | Mark Robson |
| Produced by | Mark Robson |
| Written by | Nelson Gidding (screenplay), Stanley Wolpert (story) |
| Starring | Horst Buchholz Jose Ferrer Valerie Gearon |
| Music by | Malcolm Arnold |
| Cinematography | Arthur Ibbetson, Ted Moore |
| Editing by | Ernest Walter |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | 1963 |
| Running time | 124 min |
| Country | UK / USA |
| Language | English |
Nine Hours to Rama is 1963 CinemaScope British film, directed by Mark Robson, and based on a 1962 book by Stanley Wolpert of the same name. The film was written by Nelson Gidding and was filmed in England and parts of India. It stars Horst Buchholz, Diane Baker, Jose Ferrer, and Robert Morley.
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[edit] Synopsis
The film is set in the nine hours in the life of Nathuram Godse (Horst Buchholz) that lead up to his assassination of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (J.S. Casshyap). As he prepares for the shooting at Gandhi's residence, flashbacks recall Godse's troubled life of violence with Muslims, his problems with his family, and his involvemnent with two women (Valerie Gearon and Diane Baker). Meanwhile, one Officer Das (Jose Ferrer) is attempting to find the killer before it is too late. [1]
[edit] Cast
- J.S. Casshyap as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- Horst Buchholz as Nathuram Godse
- Jose Ferrer as Supt. Gopal Das
- Valerie Gearon as Rani Mehta
- Don Borisenko as Naryan Apte
- Robert Morley as P.K. Mussadi
- Diane Baker as Sheila
- Harry Andrews as Gen. Singh
- Basdeo Panday [later Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, in a minor supporting role]
- P. Jairaj ... G. D. Birla
- David Abraham ... Det. Munda
- Achala Sachdev ... Mother
- Marne Maitland ... Karnick
- Harold Goldblatt ... Selvrag Prahlad
- Wolfe Morris ... Det. Bose
- Francis Matthews ... Rampure
- Nagendra Nath ... Magin Mehta
- Jack Hedley ... Kilpatrick
- Lal Bahadur ... Beggar
- R.S. Bansal ... Astrologer
- Ishaq Bux ... Gardener
- Christopher Carlos ... Shankar
- Kurt Christian ... Young Natu
- Joseph Cuby ... Chacko
- Allan Cuthbertson ... Capt. Goff
- Shay Gorman ... Duty Officer
- Peter Illing ... Frank Ramamurti
- Jagdev ... Detective
- Harold Kasket ... Datta
- Thali Kouri ... The Madame
- Kunlan Malik ... Bus Conductor
- Manohargin ... Policeman
- Sheri Mohan ... Detective
- Bobby R. Naidoo ... Retiring Room Manager
- Frank Olegario ... Barburao
- Shashi Pameholi ... Young Apte
- Basdeo Panday ... Laundryman
- Nigel Phoenix ... SNS Boy
- Jagdish Raj ... Detective
- S.N. Selk ... Father
- M.Y. Shaikh ... Policeman
- Julian Sherrier ... P.K.'s Secretary
- Keshov Singh ... Detective
- Rani Verma ... Sita
[edit] Awards
- 1964 BAFTA Film Award
- BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography (Colour) - Arthur Ibbetson (nominated)
[edit] See also
Nine Hours To Rama at hollywood</ref>
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