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The government and the press are calling it the Mountbatten Plan
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Viceroy's House

The government and the pressare calling it the Mountbatten Plan

The government and the press
are calling it the Mountbatten Plan

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The government and the press are calling it the Mountbatten Plan.
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6 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
01:01:32
Uploaded
Jul 13, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
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Movie Summary

The final Viceroy of India, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (Hugh Bonneville), is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as d...
- Is partition the only way? - Is Pakistan the answer? - Viceroy's House 00:05
- Is partition the only way? - Is Pakistan the answer?
Mr Nehru, do you have the support of the Indian National Congress? - Viceroy's House 00:05
Mr Nehru, do you have the support of the Indian National Con...
He apologises but he cannot assent to the Mountbatten Plan. - Viceroy's House 00:06
He apologises but he cannot assent to the Mountbatten Plan.
- Will he try to speak out, to sabotage... - Bapuji has informed me - Viceroy's House 00:08
- Will he try to speak out, to sabotage... - Bapuji has info...
Why must everything now be rushed? - Viceroy's House 00:05
Why must everything now be rushed?
You expect me to accept a moth-eaten Pakistan? - Viceroy's House 00:05
You expect me to accept a moth-eaten Pakistan?
- Mr Nehru, it is you... - I am chairing this meeting - Viceroy's House 00:07
- Mr Nehru, it is you... - I am chairing this meeting
The British cabinet has formally approved the partition of India. - Viceroy's House 00:05
The British cabinet has formally approved the partition of I...
By the end of this meeting, it is my intention - Viceroy's House 00:07
By the end of this meeting, it is my intention
We'll need a week at least - Viceroy's House 00:04
We'll need a week at least
You've got your Pakistan, - Viceroy's House 00:05
You've got your Pakistan,
If I don't have your agreement, this plan will collapse, - Viceroy's House 00:11
If I don't have your agreement, this plan will collapse...
And where exactly is this Pakistan we are signing for? - Viceroy's House 00:05
And where exactly is this Pakistan we are signing for?
The cabinet has appointed Sir Cyril Radcliffe, a barrister, - Viceroy's House 00:06
The cabinet has appointed Sir Cyril Radcliffe, a barrister,
He will be assisted by members of the Muslim League and by Congress. - Viceroy's House 00:06
He will be assisted by members of the Muslim League and by C...
They say, don't they, that tea is actually cooling in the hot weather? - Viceroy's House 00:06
They say, don't they, that tea is actually cooling in t...
- Would you like it cool, sir? - No, no. No, thank you. - Viceroy's House 00:05
- Would you like it cool, sir? - No, no. No, thank you.
You've come in the hottest summer for 75 years, - Viceroy's House 00:05
You've come in the hottest summer for 75 years,
Yes, you want a fair decision on a boundary line - Viceroy's House 00:08
Yes, you want a fair decision on a boundary line
I've agreed to move the date up to midnight of August 14th - Viceroy's House 00:06
I've agreed to move the date up to midnight of August 1...