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Sep 1, 2017 · The final Viceroy of India, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (Hugh Bonneville), is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Gurinder Chadha
- 2017-09-01
Viceroy's House is a 2017 fictional drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha and written by Paul Mayeda Berges, Moira Buffini, and Chadha. The film stars Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Manish Dayal, Huma Qureshi, and Michael Gambon. It was selected to be screened out of competition at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.
Sep 1, 2017 · Chadha widens her vision with “Viceroy’s House,” an ambitious, David-Lean-influenced costume drama that attempts to humanize the agonizing division of the South Asian country into two nations based on religion—Hindus and Sikhs gathering in a reconfigured India while relocating Muslims to the newly born republic of Pakistan.
Dec 15, 2016 · For 6 months in 1947, Lord Mountbatten (played by Hugh Bonneville), great grandson of Queen Victoria, assumed the post of the last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people. The film...
- 2 min
- 1.4M
- Pathe UK
Sep 1, 2017 · In 1947, British statesman Lord Mountbatten serves as India's last Viceroy and is charged with handing India back to its people.
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- Hugh Bonneville
- Gurinder Chadha
- History, Drama
Aug 3, 2017 · Opening in theaters and cable VOD September 1stDirected by: Gurinder ChadhaStarring: Gillian Anderson, Huma Qureshi, Michael Gambon, Hugh Bonneville & Manish...
- 2 min
- 112.5K
- IFC Films
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Lord Mountbatten (Hugh Bonneville) arrives at Viceroy's House in Delhi in 1947 with his strong-willed wife Edwina (Gillian Anderson) and daughter Pamela (Lily Travers). After 3 centuries of rule, the British have announced that they will be leaving India.