Nine Hours to Rama
Original film poster by Saul Bass
Directed by	Mark Robson
Screenplay by	Nelson Gidding
Based on	Nine Hours to Rama by Stanley Wolpert[1]
Produced by	Mark Robson
Starring	Horst Buchholz Jose Ferrer Valerie Gearon
Cinematography	Arthur Ibbetson, Ted Moore
Edited by	Ernest Walter
Music by	Malcolm Arnold
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	April 3, 1963 (1963-04-03)
Running time	124 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom United States
Language	English
Budget	$3,610,000[2]
Box office	$1,000,000 (US/ Canada)[3]

Nine Hours to Rama is 1963 British-American neo noir crime film directed by Mark Robson, that follows a fictionalised Nathuram Godse in the hours before he assassinated the Indian independence leader, Gandhi, and police attempts to prevent the murder. It is based on a 1962 novel of the same name by Stanley Wolpert. The film was written by Nelson Gidding and filmed in England and India with mainly white actors in prominent roles. It stars Horst Buchholz, Diane Baker, Jose Ferrer, and Robert Morley. It was shot in CinemaScope DeLuxe Color.

Plot

The film is a fictional narrative set in the nine hours in the life of Nathuram Godse (Horst Buchholz) that led up to his assassination of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (J.S. Casshyap). As he prepares for the shooting at Gandhi's residence, flashbacks recall Godse's hostility to Muslims during the Partition, his adherence to Hindu Mahasabha that hatches the plot to kill Gandhi, and his involvement with a married woman Rani (Valerie Gearon) and a prostitute Sheila (Diane Baker). Meanwhile, a police officer Supt. Gopal Das (Jose Ferrer) attempts to find the killer before it is too late.^[4]

Cast

Awards

• BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography (Colour) – Arthur Ibbetson (nominated)