Lord Mountbatten The Last Viceroy Movie
With nicol williamson janet suzman ian richardson sam dastor.
Lord mountbatten the last viceroy movie. Mountbatten whose difficult task consists of overseeing the transition of british india to independence arrives at the palace accompanied by edwina gillian anderson his liberal minded wife and pamela lily travers his eighteen year old. The story of the last viceroy of india lord mountbatten. Its five hundred employees are busy preparing the coming of louis francis albert victor nicholas mountbatten 1st earl mountbatten of burma hugh bonneville who has just been appointed new and last viceroy of india by prime minister clement attlee.
With veteran actors like nicol williamson janet suzman and ian richardson in lead roles and a fine supporting cast it does not disappoint. The viceroy of india specifically charged with overseeing the transition to indias independence from british rule. This is a beautifully done production of the sweeping story of the partition of india by its last viceroy lord louis mountbatten.
The last viceroy was a 6 part british miniseries first telecast in the us on pbs masterpiece theatre. As the six part mini series begins mountbatten accepts a position that almost everyone around him thinks is folly. A lavish production that captures the pomp ceremony and complexity of british and indian politics lord mountbatten.