---
title: 'Jinnah (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jamil Dehlavi'
released: '1998-11-07'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Pakistan'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/jinnah-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0183306/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Jinnah (1998)

1998 · 110 min · History · Pakistan, United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Jinnah is a 1998 British–Pakistani epic biographical film directed by Jamil Dehlavi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Akbar S. Ahmed. It follows the life of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan, and stars Christopher Lee in the lead role as Jinnah.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jamil Dehlavi](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamil-dehlavi)
- **Producer:** [Jamil Dehlavi](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamil-dehlavi)
- **Screenplay:** [Akbar S. Ahmed](https://cinepixo.com/people/akbar-s-ahmed)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nigel Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-clarke)

## Cast

- [Vernon Dobtcheff](https://cinepixo.com/people/vernon-dobtcheff) as Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
- [John Grillo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-grillo) as Dinshaw Maneckji Petit
- [David Sterne](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-sterne) as Birtwhistle
- [Christopher Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-lee) as Mohammad Ali Jinnah
- [Michael Elwyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-elwyn) as Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe
- [Vaneeza Ahmad](https://cinepixo.com/people/vaneeza-ahmad) as Dina Wadia
- [David Quilter](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-quilter) as Porrit
- [Robert Ashby](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-ashby) as Jawaharlal Nehru
- [Ian Gelder](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-gelder) as the English police officer
- [Maria Aitken](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-aitken) as Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma
- [Rowena Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/rowena-cooper) as Marie Freeman-Thomas, Marchioness of Willingdon
- [Roger Brierley](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-brierley) as Judge
- [Khayyam Sarhadi](https://cinepixo.com/people/khayyam-sarhadi) as Abdur Rab Nishtar
- [Shashi Kapoor](https://cinepixo.com/people/shashi-kapoor) as Narrator
- [Mervyn Hosein](https://cinepixo.com/people/mervyn-hosein) as Abul Kalam Azad

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