Nine hours to rama is 1963 british film, directed by mark robson, that follows a fictionalised nathuram godse in the hours before he assassinated the indian. Notes about nine hours to rama, 1963, directed by mark robson, with horst buchholz, jose ferrer, valerie gearon, available from turner classic movies. How godse planned the assassination is shown in the film. After promising his mother to fight violence with violence, natu joins a reactionary political group opposing mahatma gandhi and his policy of nonviolence. Find similar and related movies for nine hours to rama 1963 mark robson on allmovie. Watch nine hours to rama starring horst buchholz in this title on directv. See the full list of nine hours to rama cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 45 produced by 1 music by 1. An enthralling and disturbing thriller depicting the life of nathuram godse, the assassin of mahatma gandhi. How he became a hindu activist who unfairly blamed gandhi for the killings of thousands of hindus by muslims is. The film, which had been provided sufficient facilities for its making by the government, triggered off a huge uproar in the public sphere and a subsequent ban on.
How was it possible for a nations beloved father to have been murdered in his own garden. Following his rejection from the british army because of his brahmin ancestry, a young indian, naturam godse, learns that his child bride and his father have been killed during communal riots. Nine hours to rama is 1963 british film, directed by mark robson, that follows a fictionalised nathuram godse in the hours before he assassinated the indian independence leader, gandhi, and police attempts to prevent the murder. I have not generally minded, in a general sense anyway, the casting of white people as other races. Nine hours to rama the 1963 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
Its written like a racy thriller but i was puzzled by the depiction of godse as a. Nine hours to rama 63 david abraham wolfe morris horst buchholz. Nine hours to rama original movie soundtrack by malcolm. The movie was written by nelson gidding and filmed in england and india with mainly white actors in. This paper revisits indian history when a hollywood movie, nine hours to rama 1963, claiming to be a film on gandhi turned out to bemuch to the indian governments embarrassmenta biopic on gandhis assassin nathuram godse.
Nine hours to rama 1963 mark robson, horst buchholz. In this factbased film, disillusioned indian nathuram godse horst buchholz becomes so disturbed by the daily conflict he witnesses between muslims and hindu nationalists. Author pat kirkham discusses the opening titles for nine hours to rama, from her authoritative book saul bass. Gallery of 8 movie poster and cover images for nine hours to rama 1963. Nine hours to rama nine hours to live 9 hours to rama nonusa format, pal, reg. Nine hours to rama is the story of the mahatma gandhis assassination in 1948. Horst buchholz jose ferrer valerie gearon don borisenko robert morley dione baker. Nine hours to rama 1963 mark robson related allmovie. I would add only that the film is based on a book of the same title by eminent us india historian stanley wolpert. Watch nine hours to rama online stream full movie directv. How he became a hindu activist who unfairly blamed gandhi for the killings of thousands of hindus by muslims is revealed in a series of flashbacks. Perhaps not since the dawn of the christian era has such a saintly life been so brutally destroyed.
The crucial hours leading up to naturam godses decision to murder mahatma gandhi provides the basis for this fascinating historical drama. I have not generally minded, in a general sense anyway, the casting of. The death of mahatma gandhi sent a horrified shock throughout the entire world. The englishlanguage movie caused a storm in india, and was banned upon its release for playing fast and loose. Nine hours to rama 1963 directed by mark robson genres drama, historical film. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Nine hours to rama at the core, this dramatization of circumstances surrounding the assassination of mahatma gandhi is an achievement of insight and impact. This drama follows the nine hours that came before the assassination of indian leader mahatma gandhi by a hindu radical. A life in film and design the ability to magically heighten realism and transform the ordinary into the extraordinary is evident in the titles for this film about the nine hours leading up to the assassination of mahatma gandhi.
Casshyap, nine hours to rama, 1963 bp9wc9 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Robson sent a print of the completed movie to india, which was screened before nehru and his cabinet on january 2, 1963, at rashtrapati bhavan, singh writes. When i saw the film gandhi with ben kingsley, i looked on the imdb message. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to nine hours to rama.
Nine hours to rama 1963 0430 1963 us history, drama 1h 59m user score. Nine hours to rama 1963 movie poster designed by saul bass saul bass designed various movie posters for nine hours to rama. Listen to your favorite songs from nine hours to rama original movie soundtrack by malcolm arnold now. Gandhian ethos, life and teachings are frequently represented in varied ways in different films. Horst buchholz, jos ferrer, robert morley, harry andrews, marne maitland, valerie gearon, don borisenko, diane baker, p. Nine hours to rama 1963 in this factbased film, disillusioned indian nathuram godse horst buchholz becomes so disturbed by the daily conflict he witnesses between muslims and hindu.
Nine hours to rama depicts the life of nathuram godse the assassin of mahatma gandhi. In addition to telling the story of godse, nine hours to. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. It is based on a 1962 novel of the same name by stanley wolpert. Naturam godse horst buchholz, a brahmin who was rejected for service in the british army and is horrified by the fighting between moslem and hindu fanatics, comes to the conclusion that the only solution to the civil unrest is to kill gandhi j. Jairaj, david abraham, mark robson, nine hours to rama nine hours to live 9 hours to rama, nine hours to rama, nine hours to live, 9 hours to rama.