- Nine Hours to Rama
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Nine Hours To Rama 
Film poster by Saul BassDirected by Mark Robson Produced by Mark Robson Written by Nelson Gidding (screenplay),
Stanley Wolpert (story)Starring Horst Buchholz
Jose Ferrer
Valerie GearonMusic 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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Synopsis
The film is set in the nine hours in the life of Nathuram Godse (Horst Buchholz) that lead up to his assassination of Mahatma Gandhi (J.S. Casshyap). As he prepares for the shooting at Gandhi's residence, flashbacks recall Godse's tragic 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]
Cast
- J.S. Casshyap as Mahatma 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
Awards
- 1964 BAFTA Film Award
- BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography (Colour) - Arthur Ibbetson (nominated)
See also
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References
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Films directed by Mark Robson 1940s The Seventh Victim (1943) • The Ghost Ship (1943) • Youth Runs Wild (1944) • Isle of the Dead (1944) • Bedlam (1946) • Champion (1949) • Roughshod (1949) • Home of the Brave (1949) • My Foolish Heart (1949)1950s Edge of Doom (1950) • Bright Victory (1951) • I Want You (1951) • Return to Paradise (1953) • Hell Below Zero (1954) • Phffft! (1954) • The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954) • A Prize of Gold (1955) • Trial (1955) • The Harder They Fall (1956) • The Little Hut (1957) • Peyton Place (1957) • The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)1960s From the Terrace (1960) • Nine Hours to Rama (1963) • The Prize (1963) • Von Ryan's Express (1965) • Lost Command (1966) • Valley of the Dolls (1967) • Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969)1970s Categories:- 1963 films
- Films directed by Mark Robson
- Films shot in CinemaScope
- Media related to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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