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Title:Equalizer, The
Director 1:Horace Ové
Country:UK
Year:1996
length:29 mins
Colour/b-w:b&w/colour
Genre:drama-documentary
Screenwriter:
Cinematographer:Adam Rogers, Rajesh Bedi
Editor:Donald Guy, Anne Sopel
Producer:Dennis Madden, Salim Salam
Production company:Salamander Films, Aimimage for BBC
Cast:Amerjit Deu, Jerry Wickham
Location:TABB
TABB No.:105
Synopsis:"The Equalizer", made for the BBC's "Hidden Empire" Series, focuses on Udham Singh, who witnessed the Amritsar massacre in 1919 and vowed to avenge his people. It takes until 1940 when in London he shoots Sir Michael O'Dwyer who was Lt. Governor of the Punjab at the time of the massacre. Udham Singh was subsequently tried and hanged.
Keyword 1:history
Keyword 2:Asian
Keyword 3:Indian
Keyword 4:violence
Keyword 5:execution
Keyword 6:Amritsar

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