Nine Hours to Rama

Apr 30, 1963

1h 59m

★ 6.1

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.

Genres

History

Drama

Production Companies

Red Lion

20th Century Fox

Nine Hours to Rama Trailers

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Cast

Naturam Godse

Horst Buchholz

Superintendent Das

José Ferrer

Rani Metha

Valerie Gearon

Naryan Apte

Don Borisenko

P.K. Mussardi

Robert Morley

Sheila

Diane Baker

General Singh

Harry Andrews

G.D. Birla

P. Jairaj

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