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21/02/1963 History, Drama, Crime, Thriller 2h 4m
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The murder that changed the lives of millions!

Overview

José Ferrer and Horst Buchholz star in this fictionalised account of events leading up to the assassination of Indian spiritual leader and independence campaigner Mahatma Gandhi.

  1. Mark Robson

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Horst Buchholz

    Naturam Godse

  2. José Ferrer

    Superintendent Das

  3. Valerie Gearon

    Rani Metha

  4. Don Borisenko

    Naryan Apte

  5. Robert Morley

    P.K. Mussardi

  6. Diane Baker

    Sheila

  7. Harry Andrews

    General Singh

  8. P. Jairaj

    G.D. Birla

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-12-12
In theory, this ought to have been an interesting look at just what drove Nathuram Gohdse (Horst Buchholtz) to plan and assassinate Mahatma Gandhi (J.S. Casshyap). Instead, what we get is a rather ploddingly miscast historical affair that though it does try, and try quite hard, simply doesn't really work. We are told by retrospective just why this Hindu held Gandhi responsible for the murders of many thousand Hindus by Muslims - acts for which he is determined to seek vengeance, and how he is prepared to travel the length and breadth of his country to achieve his goal. The casting of Horst Buc...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$3,610,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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