Aug 25, 2009 opening title sequence from notorious movie, nine hours to rama, about the political side of mahatma gandhis assassination. Opening title sequence from notorious movie, nine hours to rama, about the political side of mahatma gandhis assassination. While not a bad movie, the climax is the only section of the film that really works. Nine hours to rama 1963 movie poster designed by saul bass saul bass designed various movie posters for nine hours to rama. Nine hours to rama 1963 letterboxd social film discovery. Nine hours to rama nine hours to live 9 hours to rama nonusa format, pal, reg. Sep 07, 2009 part 11 of notorious movie on the political side of mahatma gandihis assassination. From notorious movie, nine hours to rama, about the political side of mahatma gandhis assassination. This film, although it was very effecting on western audiences, was not entirely accurate. Nine hours to rama 1963 nine hours to rama 1963 user. From bass on titles, an oncamera interview with bass, about his work on title sequences. How godse planned the assassination is shown in the film.
Nine hours to rama 1963 full movie download full hd youtube. With horst buchholz, jose ferrer, valerie gearon, don borisenko. Richard attenborough, a babyfaced actor whose growing annoyance at playing psychopaths and little squirts led him to become a filmmaker, and who won academy awards as. Isle of the dead is a 1945 horror film directed by mark robson and made for rko radio pictures by producer val lewton.
Nine hours to rama 1963 the death of ghandi phantom empires. He was also a highly successful composer of film music, penning the scores to over a hundred. Robson sent a print of the completed movie to india, which was screened before nehru and his cabinet on january 2. In the interim, after karloff had recovered from the surgery but before the cast of isle of the dead could be reassembled, he and lewton made the body snatcher. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Unlike the movie, the book does not open with the assassination itself, but with the assassin, natu godse a fictional name boarding the train that will take him to the. 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. 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. At fox, he played an investigating police officer in nine hours to rama 1963. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to nine hours to rama.
This is a film that has stock in my mind since my childhood. The movie was written by nelson gidding and filmed. Nine hours to rama at the core, this dramatization of circumstances surrounding the assassination of mahatma gandhi is an achievement of insight and impact. Based on the nine hours spent by assassin naturam godse buchholz before he. I believe it was the largest collection of extras organized for a. It is rarely seen and hardly has been since the sixties. Look, however, did not like the completed film, describing it as an outworn, stale documentary, and they refused to promote the film in the magazine, or even to allow their name to be used in the film s credits.
Nine hours to rama 1963 0430 1963 us history, drama. It is a great study character from a different perspective, which. Aug 24, 2009 the preend credits in india movie nine hours to rama. It has a very good performance by horst buchholz, a much better actor than he was given credit for being at the time check him out in billy wilders one two threehope those in the know will get this out sooner than later as i saw it many years ago while in college and never forgot it. The preend credits in india movie nine hours to rama. Munda, achala sachdev mother, marne maitland karnick, harold goldblatt selvrag prahlad, wolfe. It is hard to think just what sort of an audience a film of this quality, quite seriously. Malcolm arnold was born in northampton, northamptonshire, england, the youngest of five children from a prosperous northampton family of shoemakers. When i saw the film gandhi with ben kingsley, i looked on the imdb message board and someone asked if gandhi was a fictional character. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical. Based on the nine hours spent by assassin naturam godse buchholz before he murdered indias greatest spiritual leader, mahatma gandhi casshyap, this film is a.
In this factbased film, disillusioned indian nathuram godse horst buchholz becomes so disturbed by the daily conflict he witnesses. Ferrer had a key support role in the film lawrence of arabia 1962 which was a huge success. Over a accomplished lifetime, he chiseled away negativity completely or at least, hid it. Hugh herbert, from a screenplay by herbert, adapted by nancy. It portrays godse primarily as a lone gunman, who has an irrational grudge against gandhi. Nine hours to rama 1963 directed by mark robson genres drama, historical film subgenres biopic feature run time 125 min. So in case youre not aware, he was the founder of the independence movement that led to the creation of india and pakistan. 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 is 1963 british film, directed by mark robson, that follows a fictionalised nathuram godse in the hours before he assassinated the indian. Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Its written like a racy thriller but i was puzzled by the depiction of godse as a. Although ferrers performance was only small he said it was his best on screen. Dec 19, 20 nine hours to rama depicts the life of nathuram godse the assassin of mahatma gandhi. 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.
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. The film had a troubled production, and the central female character of the original script named catherine was deleted entirely from the tale. The film was inspired by a photo essay that appeared in look magazine on september 21, 1943. This is the 1962 novel upon which the film nine hours to rama was based. Aug 25, 2009 from notorious movie, nine hours to rama, about the political side of mahatma gandhis assassination. Nine hours to rama is the story of the mahatma gandhis assassination in 1948. 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. 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. Author pat kirkham discusses the opening titles for nine hours to rama, from her authoritative book saul bass. A movie dealing with the buildup to the assassination of mahatma gandhi should be a gripping and moving experience, something nine hours to rama, unfortunately, falls short of. Part 11 of notorious movie on the political side of mahatma gandihis assassination. It shows mahatma gandhis assassination at the hands of naturam ghodse.
Nine hours to rama 1963 mark robson related allmovie. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Its written like a racy thriller but i was puzzled by the depiction of godse as a womanizer and a man with an intense personality. It was written by frequent lewton collaborator ardel wray. Goodreads members who liked nine hours to rama also liked. The movie was written by nelson gidding and filmed in england and india with mainly white actors in. 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. This is a somewhat fictional account of the assassination of mahatma gandhi.
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, mark robson, horst buchholz, jos ferrer, robert morley, harry andrews, nine. When nehrus india banned a story on gandhis murder and. Nine hours to rama 1963 economic and political weekly. Countries united kingdom, united states mpaa rating. Nine hours to rama is an english movie directed by mark robson released in the year 1963. In this factbased film, disillusioned indian nathuram godse horst buchholz becomes so disturbed by the daily conflict he witnesses between muslims and. The film starts off really well, and has a good climax unless, of course, youre. Nine hours to rama reflects our complicated relationship with censorship f iftyseven years after india banned the book nine hours to rama, a fictional account on mahatma gandhis assassination by hindu extremist nathuram godse, as well as the film based on it, the story of its censorship remains relevant then government and its ordinary citizens differing attitudes towards nine hours. Urvish kothari is a senior columnist and writer in ahmedabad. It is based on a 1962 novel of the same name by stanley wolpert. How he became a hindu activist who unfairly blamed gandhi for the killings of thousands of hindus by muslims is. 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 of gandhi, godse and the missing files. The crucial hours leading up to naturam godses decision to murder mahatma gandhi provides the basis for this fascinating historical drama.
He also guest starred on the greatest show on earth. Watch nine hours to rama full movie in hd visit movie 1849 jose ferrer and horst buchholz star in this fictionalised account. It was directed by mark robson, produced by robson and f. Nine hours to rama 1963 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Nine hours to rama depicts the life of nathuram godse the assassin of mahatma gandhi. I have not generally minded, in a general sense anyway, the casting of white people as other races. Nine hours to rama 1963 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Although shoemakers, his family was full of musicians.
In addition to telling the story of godse, nine hours to. The little hut is a 1957 britishamerican romantic comedy film made by mgm starring ava gardner, stewart granger and david niven. This movie had horst buchholz, josa ferrer, diane baker in the lead roles of the film. Find books like nine hours to rama from the worlds largest community of readers.
Nine hours to rama horst bucholz jose ferrer valerie gearon 1963 a fanatic horst buchholz prepares to assassinate gandhi on jan. A 1963 hollywood film, nine hours to rama, starring horst buchholz as gandhis killer, flopped. The nine hours are those leading up to the assassination of mahatma gandhi on january 30, 1948. Nine hours to rama 1963 04301963 us history, drama 1h 59m user score. Nine hours to rama horst buchholz as naturam godse. This paper revisits indian history when a hollywood movie, nine hours to rama 1963, claiming to be a film on gandhi turned out to.
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