Partition
7.2
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.
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Cast
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Roshan Seth
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Behind Her Eyes
Zia Mohyeddin
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
They Came from Beyond Space
Zohra Sehgal
Known for
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Veer-Zaara
Saeed Jaffrey
Known for
The Man Who Would Be King
Gandhi
John Shrapnel
General Flood
Known for
Gladiator
The 10th Kingdom
Tariq Yunus
Known for
Around the World in 80 Days
House of Cards
Sunil Tanna
Ken McMullen Director · Tariq Ali Writer Barrie Guard Composer
First release August 19, 1987 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Bandung Productions
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 19, 1987
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No release date listed for United States.
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