Partition

Partition

1987
1h 18m
5.0

5.0/10

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Overview

The tumultuous events surrounding the sub-continent's partition in 1947 into India and Pakistan are re-imagined in Ken McMullen's complex and visually striking film. A lunatic asylum in the city of Lahore becomes a mirror image of events in the outside political world, with the same actors playing both inmates and rulers. Adapted by Tariq Ali and McMullen from famous Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto's short story 'Toba Tek Singh', Partition speaks for the countless millions that the usual British Raj films sweep out of sight. Released to mark the 60th anniversary of the partition of the Indian sub-continent, this is the film's first-ever release on DVD.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Bandung Productions
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date August 19, 1987
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0093704
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Cast

Roshan Seth
Roshan Seth

Zia Mohyeddin
Zia Mohyeddin

Zohra Sehgal
Zohra Sehgal

Saeed Jaffrey
Saeed Jaffrey

John Shrapnel
John Shrapnel

General Flood

Tariq Yunus
Tariq Yunus

Sunil Tanna
Sunil Tanna

Key Crew

Ken McMullen
Director
Ken McMullen
Writer
Tariq Ali
Writer
Lynn Horsford
Producer
Tariq Ali
Executive Producer
Darcus Howe
Executive Producer

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