''Nine Hours to Rama'' is 1963 British-American
neo noir crime film
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directed by
Mark Robson, that follows a fictionalised
Nathuram Godse
Nathuram Vinayak Godse (19 May 1910 – 15 November 1949) was the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. He was a Hindu nationalist from Maharashtra who shot Gandhi in the chest three times at point blank range at a multi-faith prayer meeting in Birla ...
in the hours before he
assassinated
Assassination is the murder of a prominent or important person, such as a head of state, head of government, politician, world leader, member of a royal family or CEO. The murder of a celebrity, activist, or artist, though they may not have a ...
the Indian independence leader,
Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...
, and police attempts to prevent the murder. It is based on a 1962 novel of the same name by
Stanley Wolpert
Stanley Wolpert (December 23, 1927 – February 19, 2019) was an American historian, Indologist, and author on the political and intellectual history of modern India and PakistanDr. Stanley Wolpert's UCLA Faculty homepage and wrote fiction and ...
. The movie was written by
Nelson Gidding
Nelson Roosevelt Gidding (September 15, 1919 – May 2, 2004) was an American screenwriter specializing in adaptations. A longtime collaboration with director Robert Wise began with Gidding's screenplay for ''I Want to Live!'' (1958), which ...
and filmed in
England
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and
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
with mainly white actors in prominent roles. It stars
Horst Buchholz
Horst Werner Buchholz (4 December 1933 – 3 March 2003) was a German actor who appeared in more than 60 feature films from 1951 to 2002. During his youth, he was sometimes called "the German James Dean". He is perhaps best known in English- ...
,
Diane Baker
Diane Carol Baker is an American actress, producer and educator who has appeared in motion pictures and on television since 1959.
Early life
Baker was born in 1938 at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California a ...
,
Jose Ferrer
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* Jose ben Akabya
*Jose the Galile ...
, and
Robert Morley
Robert Adolph Wilton Morley, CBE (26 May 1908 – 3 June 1992) was an English actor who enjoyed a lengthy career in both Britain and the United States. He was frequently cast as a pompous English gentleman representing the Establishment, of ...
. It was shot in
CinemaScope
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DeLuxe Color
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.
Plot
The film is a fictional narrative set in the nine hours in the life of
Nathuram Godse
Nathuram Vinayak Godse (19 May 1910 – 15 November 1949) was the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. He was a Hindu nationalist from Maharashtra who shot Gandhi in the chest three times at point blank range at a multi-faith prayer meeting in Birla ...
(
Horst Buchholz
Horst Werner Buchholz (4 December 1933 – 3 March 2003) was a German actor who appeared in more than 60 feature films from 1951 to 2002. During his youth, he was sometimes called "the German James Dean". He is perhaps best known in English- ...
) that led up to his assassination of
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, Anti-colonial nationalism, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure ...
(J.S. Casshyap). As he prepares for the shooting at Gandhi's residence, flashbacks recall Godse's hostility to Muslims during the
Partition
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* Partition (database), the division of a ...
, his adherence to
Hindu Mahasabha
The Hindu Mahasabha (officially Akhil Bhārat Hindū Mahāsabhā, ) is a Hindu nationalist political party in India.
Founded in 1915, the Mahasabha functioned mainly as a pressure group advocating the interests of orthodox Hindus before the B ...
that hatches the plot to kill Gandhi, and his involvement with a married woman Rani (
Valerie Gearon
Valerie Winifred Gearon (27 September 1937 – 9 July 2003) was a British actress, born in Newport, Monmouthshire. She was known for ''Anne of the Thousand Days'' (1969), ''Nine Hours to Rama'' (1963) and ''Invasion'' (1966). From 1962 to 1 ...
) and a prostitute Sheila (
Diane Baker
Diane Carol Baker is an American actress, producer and educator who has appeared in motion pictures and on television since 1959.
Early life
Baker was born in 1938 at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California a ...
). Meanwhile, a police officer Supt. Gopal Das (
Jose Ferrer
Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods.
* Jose ben Abin
* Jose ben Akabya
*Jose the Galile ...
) attempts to find the killer before it is too late.
Cast
*
J. S. Casshyap as
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, Anti-colonial nationalism, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure ...
*
Horst Buchholz
Horst Werner Buchholz (4 December 1933 – 3 March 2003) was a German actor who appeared in more than 60 feature films from 1951 to 2002. During his youth, he was sometimes called "the German James Dean". He is perhaps best known in English- ...
as
Nathuram Godse
Nathuram Vinayak Godse (19 May 1910 – 15 November 1949) was the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. He was a Hindu nationalist from Maharashtra who shot Gandhi in the chest three times at point blank range at a multi-faith prayer meeting in Birla ...
*
Jose Ferrer
Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods.
* Jose ben Abin
* Jose ben Akabya
*Jose the Galile ...
as Supt. Gopal Das
*
Valerie Gearon
Valerie Winifred Gearon (27 September 1937 – 9 July 2003) was a British actress, born in Newport, Monmouthshire. She was known for ''Anne of the Thousand Days'' (1969), ''Nine Hours to Rama'' (1963) and ''Invasion'' (1966). From 1962 to 1 ...
as Rani Mehta
*
Don Borisenko
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*Don, Benin, a town in Benin
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as Naryan Apte
*
Robert Morley
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as P.K. Mussadi
*
Diane Baker
Diane Carol Baker is an American actress, producer and educator who has appeared in motion pictures and on television since 1959.
Early life
Baker was born in 1938 at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California a ...
as Sheila
*
Harry Andrews
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as Gen. Singh
*
Basdeo Panday
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as Laundryman
*
P. Jairaj
Paidi Jairaj (born 28 September 1909 – 11 August 2000) was an Indian actor, director and producer known for his works majorly in Hindi; few Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu language films, and Telugu theatre.Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeram ...
as
G. D. Birla
*
David Abraham Cheulkar
David Abraham Cheulkar (21 June 1909 – 2 January 1982), popularly known as David, was an Indian Hindi film actor. In a career spanning four decades, he played mostly character roles, starting with the 1941 film '' Naya Sansar'', and went on t ...
as Detective Munda
*
Achala Sachdev
Achala Sachdev (3 May 1920 – 30 April 2012) was an Indian actress who appeared in classic films of Hindi language film industry. She was from Peshawar and started her career as a child actor. She later became known for mother and grandmother ...
as Mother
*
Marne Maitland
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Biography
Maitland was born in Calcutta, and educated at Bedales School before going up to Magdalene College, ...
as Karnick
*
Harold Goldblatt
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He was born in Manchester, England, to Russian Jewish parents, and subsequently moved with his fam ...
as Selvrag Prahlad
*
Wolfe Morris
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as Detective Bose
*
Francis Matthews as Rampure
*
Nagendra Nath as Magin Mehta
*
Jack Hedley
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as Kilpatrick
*
Lal Bahadur as Beggar (uncredited)
*
R.S. Bansal as Astrologer (uncredited)
*
Ishaq Bux
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His first screen appearance was in BBC TV's ''The English Family Robinson'', in 1957.
On stage, he appeared with the National Theatre Company at the Old Vic in Tony Harrison's ...
as Gardener (uncredited)
*
Christopher Carlos
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as Shankar (uncredited)
*
Kurt Christian as Young Natu (uncredited)
*
Joseph Cuby as Chacko (uncredited)
*
Allan Cuthbertson
Allan Darling Cuthbertson (7 April 1920 – 8 February 1988) was an Australian-born British actor. He was best known for playing stern-faced military officers in British films of the 1950s and 1960s.
Early life
Cuthbertson was born in Perth, W ...
as Captain Goff (uncredited)
*
Shay Gorman Shay may refer to:
People
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Mononym
* Shay ...
as Duty Officer (uncredited)
*
Peter Illing
Peter Illing (4 March 1899 – 29 October 1966) was an Austrian-born British film and television actor.
Selected TV series
* ''Deadline Midnight'' (1961) as Captain Dnieprovsky
* ''The Saint'' (1962) as Inspector Buono
Filmography
* ''The Silv ...
as Frank Ramamurti (uncredited)
* Jagdev as Detective (uncredited)
*
Harold Kasket
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as Datta (uncredited)
*
Thali Kouri as The Madame (uncredited)
*
Kunlan Malik as Bus Conductor (uncredited)
* Manohargin as Policeman (uncredited)
*
Sheri Mohan as Detective (uncredited)
*
Bobby R. Naidoo
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People
* Bobby (given name), a list of names
* Bobby (actress), from Bangladesh
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as Retiring Room Manager (uncredited)
*
Frank Olegario as Barburao (uncredited)
*
Shashi Pameholi as Young Apte (uncredited)
*
Nigel Phoenix as SNS Boy (uncredited)
*
Jagdish Raj
Jagdish Raj Khurana (1928 – 28 July 2013) was a Bollywood actor who holds a Guinness World Record for being the most type-cast actor. He played the role of a police inspector in 144 films.
Early life and career
He was born in 1928 in the tow ...
as Detective (uncredited)
*
S.N. Selk as Father (uncredited)
*
M.Y. Shaikh as Policeman (uncredited)
*
Julian Sherrier as P.K.'s Secretary (uncredited)
*
Keshov Singh as Detective (uncredited)
*
Rani Verma as Sita (uncredited)
Awards
*
BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
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Winners and nominees 1960s
; Best Cinematography ...
(Colour) – Arthur Ibbetson (nominated)
See also
*
List of American films of 1963
A list of American films released in 1963.
''Cleopatra'' - the highest-grossing film of 1963.
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See also
* 1964 in the United States
External links
1963 filmsat the Internet Movie Database
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List of artistic depictions of Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (a.k.a. Mahatma Gandhi) was a key Indian independence movement leader known for employing nonviolent resistance against British Rule to successfully lead the campaign. He was the pioneer of ''Satyagraha'' — the res ...
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