From bass on titles, an oncamera interview with bass, about his work on title sequences. An enthralling and disturbing thriller depicting the life of nathuram godse, the assassin of mahatma gandhi. Watch nine hours to rama starring horst buchholz in this title on directv. 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. Gandhian ethos, life and teachings are frequently represented in varied ways in different films. Nine hours to rama 1963 mark robson, horst buchholz. Nine hours to rama depicts the life of nathuram godse the assassin of mahatma gandhi. The crucial hours leading up to naturam godses decision to murder mahatma gandhi provides the basis for this fascinating historical drama. Nine hours to rama 1963 directed by mark robson genres drama, historical film. I have not generally minded, in a general sense anyway, the casting of. 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. Nine hours to rama the 1963 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
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. After promising his mother to fight violence with violence, natu joins a reactionary political group opposing mahatma gandhi and his policy of nonviolence. Nine hours to rama 1963 0430 1963 us history, drama 1h 59m user score. This vintage original photo shows a very rare photo of horst buchholz centre being held by wolfe morris on the left and david abraham. 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. Casshyap, nine hours to rama, 1963 bp9wc9 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Nine hours to rama 1963 mark robson related allmovie. The death of mahatma gandhi sent a horrified shock throughout the entire world. Nine hours to rama nine hours to live 9 hours to rama nonusa format, pal, reg. When i saw the film gandhi with ben kingsley, i looked on the imdb message.
Gallery of 8 movie poster and cover images for nine hours to rama 1963. Nine hours to rama 63 david abraham wolfe morris horst buchholz. Notes about nine hours to rama, 1963, directed by mark robson, with horst buchholz, jose ferrer, valerie gearon, available from turner classic movies. How he became a hindu activist who unfairly blamed gandhi for the killings of thousands of hindus by muslims is. It is based on a 1962 novel of the same name by stanley wolpert. 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.
I have not generally minded, in a general sense anyway, the casting of white people as other races. 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. Find similar and related movies for nine hours to rama 1963 mark robson on allmovie. 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.
The movie was written by nelson gidding and filmed in england and india with mainly white actors in. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Nine hours to rama original movie soundtrack by malcolm. 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. Horst buchholz jose ferrer valerie gearon don borisenko robert morley dione baker.
I would add only that the film is based on a book of the same title by eminent us india historian stanley wolpert. Listen to your favorite songs from nine hours to rama original movie soundtrack by malcolm arnold now. 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. How was it possible for a nations beloved father to have been murdered in his own garden. 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. Watch nine hours to rama online stream full movie directv.
No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to nine hours to rama. Nine hours to rama 1963 movie poster designed by saul bass saul bass designed various movie posters for nine hours to rama. How godse planned the assassination is shown in the film. 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. See the full list of nine hours to rama cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Nine hours to rama is the story of the mahatma gandhis assassination in 1948. 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.
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