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The Resource Partition :1947, Pathe Reliance Entertainment BBC Films Ingenious & BFI present ; Bend It Films ; Deepak Nayar production ; directed by Gurinder Chadha, (videorecording)

Partition :1947, Pathe Reliance Entertainment BBC Films Ingenious & BFI present ; Bend It Films ; Deepak Nayar production ; directed by Gurinder Chadha, (videorecording)

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Summary
It's 1947 and British colonial rule in India is coming to an end. Lord Mountbatten moves with his wife Edwina and daughter for six months into the Viceroy's House in Delhi. As the last viceroy it's his task to oversee the country's transition to independence. Soon, violence erupts between Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs, which also affects the 500 staff working at the viceroy's palace. The love between Jeet, a young Hindu servant, and Aalia, a Muslim woman working at the palace, is in danger of being engulfed by the tumultuous events and their own conflicts with their respective religious communities. When the situation escalates they are forced to make a momentous decision
Language
  • hin
  • eng
  • eng
  • hin
Work
Publication
Edition
Widescreen ed..
Extent
1 videodisc (106 min.)
Note
Originally released in English as "Viceroy's house."
Instance
Label
Partition :1947
Title
Partition :1947
Statement of responsibility
Pathe Reliance Entertainment BBC Films Ingenious & BFI present ; Bend It Films ; Deepak Nayar production ; directed by Gurinder Chadha
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • hin
  • eng
  • eng
  • hin
Summary
It's 1947 and British colonial rule in India is coming to an end. Lord Mountbatten moves with his wife Edwina and daughter for six months into the Viceroy's House in Delhi. As the last viceroy it's his task to oversee the country's transition to independence. Soon, violence erupts between Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs, which also affects the 500 staff working at the viceroy's palace. The love between Jeet, a young Hindu servant, and Aalia, a Muslim woman working at the palace, is in danger of being engulfed by the tumultuous events and their own conflicts with their respective religious communities. When the situation escalates they are forced to make a momentous decision
Cataloging source
MCCPP
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Music, A.R. Rahman
Dewey number
791.43/72
Language note
In Hindi with English subtitles
LC call number
PN1997.2
LC item number
.P37 2017
PerformerNote
Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Manish Dayal, Huma Qureshi, Michael Gambon
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1968-
  • 1983-
  • 1986-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Chadha, Gurinder
  • Bonneville, Hugh
  • Anderson, Gillian
  • Dayal, Manish
  • Qureshi, Huma
  • Gambon, Michael
  • Rahman, A. R
  • Reliance Big Entertainment
Runtime
106
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Mountbatten of Burma, Louis Mountbatten
  • Mountbatten of Burma, Edwina Ashley Mountbatten
  • Rashtrapati Bhavan (New Delhi, India)
  • Partition of India (1947)
  • Viceroys
  • Religions
  • India
Technique
live action
Label
Partition :1947, Pathe Reliance Entertainment BBC Films Ingenious & BFI present ; Bend It Films ; Deepak Nayar production ; directed by Gurinder Chadha, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
Originally released in English as "Viceroy's house."
Bar code
  • 31223134461012
  • 31223134461038
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen ed..
Extent
1 videodisc (106 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
8903539015700
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
01570
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1007164300
System details
DVD ; NTSC, all regions ; anamorphic widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby digital
Terms governing use
This disc is copy protected.
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Partition :1947, Pathe Reliance Entertainment BBC Films Ingenious & BFI present ; Bend It Films ; Deepak Nayar production ; directed by Gurinder Chadha, (videorecording)
Publication
Note
Originally released in English as "Viceroy's house."
Bar code
  • 31223134461012
  • 31223134461038
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen ed..
Extent
1 videodisc (106 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
8903539015700
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
01570
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1007164300
System details
DVD ; NTSC, all regions ; anamorphic widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby digital
Terms governing use
This disc is copy protected.
Video recording format
DVD

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