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Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy

Original title: Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
  • TV Mini Series
  • 19861986
  • RR
  • 5h 6m
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7.4/10
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Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (1986)
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy: Part Four
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BiographyDrama
The Story of the last viceroy of India, Lord MountbattenThe Story of the last viceroy of India, Lord MountbattenThe Story of the last viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten
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  • Stars
    • Nicol Williamson
    • Janet Suzman
    • Ian Richardson
  • Stars
    • Nicol Williamson
    • Janet Suzman
    • Ian Richardson
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    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Episodes6

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    Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy: Part Four
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    Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy: Part Three
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    Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy: Part Six
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    Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy: Part Two
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    Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy-Vol. 1
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    Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy: Part Five
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    A.K. Hangal in Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (1986)
    Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (1986)
    Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (1986)
    Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (1986)
    Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (1986)
    Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (1986)

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    Nicol Williamson
    Nicol Williamson
    • Lord Louis Mountbatten
    Janet Suzman
    Janet Suzman
    • Lady Edwina Mountbatten
    Ian Richardson
    Ian Richardson
    • Nehru
    Sam Dastor
    Sam Dastor
    • Gandhi
    Nigel Davenport
    Nigel Davenport
    • Ismay
    Wendy Hiller
    Wendy Hiller
    • Princess Victoria
    Vladek Sheybal
    Vladek Sheybal
    • Jinnah
    A.K. Hangal
    A.K. Hangal
    • Patel
    Michael Byrne
    Michael Byrne
    • George Abell
    Julian Wadham
    Julian Wadham
    • Arthur
    Jeremy Sinden
    Jeremy Sinden
    • Brockman
    Nicholas Day
    Nicholas Day
    • Peter Howes
    Dreya Weber
    Dreya Weber
    • Pamela Mountbatten
    David Lyon
    • Lt Col Vernon Erskine-Crum
    David Quilter
    • Alan…
    John Rolfe
    John Rolfe
    • Attlee…
    Patrick Allen
    Patrick Allen
    • Auchinleck
    Zia Mohyeddin
    Zia Mohyeddin
    • V.P. Menon
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    • Trivia
      Actor Nana Patekar's voice is dubbed by a dubbing artiste.
    • Goofs
      The Mountbatten's dog changes breed numerous times during the miniseries: from a Sealyham Terrier to a West Highland White Terrier and back again. The most notable transformation is when he gets on the plane in England as a Sealyham Terrier and gets off the plane in India as a West Highland White. Since the differences are readily apparent (both are white but a "Westie" has prick ears and a square body and a Sealyham has drop ears and a long, low body) the "canine transformations" are quite noticeable.
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    Thoroughly entertaining & informative, but somewhat one-sided
    Lord Mountbatten:The Last Viceroy is no doubt a very good film by any standards. Seeing that it follows the career of Lord Louis Mountbatten of Burma,later selected as the last viceroy of British India, it has a number of both strengths and flaws as far as the storyline & picturisation is concerned.

    STRENGTHS:

    1) It portrays the character of Lord Louis from the political side, as far as all the world knows him. 2) Mentions the Nehru - Edwina affair as part of the complications surrounding the partition. 3) Shows the stubburnness of character which Mountbatten possessed.

    WEAKNESSES:

    1) If it is a film following the life of Lord Mountbatten, why does the story end after the partition. Surely there is much more to Lord Moundbatten's life than just the India-Pakistan partition e.g., his death, his campaign as Supreme Naval Commander of S.E.Asia, how he handled the post of 1st Governor General of India. 2) The cast is superb, yet I fail to understand why Vladek Sheybal (a french guy) was given the role of Jinnah, and why not Alique Padamsee (the guy who played Jinnah in 'Gandhi'. Sheybal has neither the height nor the resemblance of Jinnah. 3) Mountbatten was much more arrogant and hard hearted towards Jinnah and the concept of Pakistan, than this film portrays.

    Overall, the story is otherwise well written. But if the script had been written on the basis of Philip Zeigler's biography of Mountbatten, then it would have been much better.

    On the whole, its well worth keeping in your collection because as time is passing, there are very few movies depicting the glorious and colourful spleandour of the British Empire.
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    • Release date
      • January 26, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lord Mountbatten: Ostatni wicekról Indii
    • Filming locations
      • Sri Lanka
    • Production company
      • Brent Walker PLC
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    • Runtime
      5 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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