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Viceroy's House

Viceroy's House

The end of an empire. The birth of two nations.

20176.61h 46m

Overview

In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of British rulers, whilst 500 Hindu, Muslim and Sikh servants lived downstairs.

Directed by Gurinder Chadha
Written by Paul Mayeda Berges, Moira Buffini, Gurinder Chadha
Produced by Gurinder Chadha, Deepak Nayar, Paul Mayeda Berges
Box Office0Revenue: $11.9M

Top Cast

Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Bonneville

Lord Mountbatten

Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson

Edwina Mountbatten

Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

General Hastings Ismay

Manish Dayal

Manish Dayal

Jeet

Huma Qureshi

Huma Qureshi

Aalia

David Hayman

David Hayman

Ewart

Simon Callow

Simon Callow

Cyril Radcliffe

Om Puri

Om Puri

Ali Rahim Noor

Lily Travers

Lily Travers

Lady Pamela Hicks

Simon Williams

Simon Williams

Archie Wavell

Themes & Keywords

independencereligious conflictcolonial indiainterfaith love

About Viceroy's House

Viceroy's House is a drama, history film released in 2017 exploring themes of independence, religious conflict, colonial india, interfaith love. Directed by Gurinder Chadha, it stars Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Michael Gambon. In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of British rulers, whilst 500 Hindu, Muslim and Sikh servants lived downstairs.

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