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Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy (1986)

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy poster
Directed by
Tom Clegg
Genre
historical drama
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 6 episodes
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The series shows Lord Mountbatten during World War Two in Southeast Asia and later as Viceroy of India. It focuses on the events leading to Indian independence.

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What happens

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy is a British television series which first aired on ITV in 1986. It depicts Lord Mountbatten's time as Supreme Commander, South-East Asia in the Second World War, and then as Viceroy of India shortly after the war in the days leading up to Indian independence. The film was shot in India. Originally it was planned that a few parts would be shot in Sri Lanka, but due to the Sri Lankan civil war, this plan was revised. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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