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Director:
Writer:
John Briley (writer)
Release Date:
8 December 1982 (USA)
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Tagline:
His Triumph Changed The World Forever. more
Plot:
Biography of Mahatma Gandhi, the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British through his philosophy of non-violent protest. full summary | add synopsis
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India
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Muslim
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Pakistan
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South Africa
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Independence
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Awards:
Won 8 Oscars.
Another 26 wins
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16 nominations
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Ben Kingsley to make Bollywood debut in 'Teen Patti'
(From The Bollywood Ticket. 18 January 2010, 8:01 AM, PST)
(From The Guardian - TV News. 25 January 2010, 3:15 AM, PST)
Ben Kingsley to make Bollywood debut in 'Teen Patti'
(From The Bollywood Ticket. 18 January 2010, 8:01 AM, PST)
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A true epic, in every sense of the word
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ben Kingsley | ... | Mohandas K. Gandhi |
 | Candice Bergen | ... | Margaret Bourke-White |
 | Edward Fox | ... | Gen. Reginald Dyer |
 | John Gielgud | ... | Lord Irwin |
| Trevor Howard | ... | Judge Broomfield |
 | John Mills | ... | Lord Chelmsford |
 | Martin Sheen | ... | Vince Walker |
| Ian Charleson | ... | Rev. Charlie Andrews |
| Athol Fugard | ... | Gen. Jan Christiaan Smuts |
| Günther Maria Halmer | ... | Dr. Herman Kallenbach (as Gunter Maria Halmer) |
 | Saeed Jaffrey | ... | Sardar Valabhhai Patel |
| Geraldine James | ... | Mirabehn |
| Alyque Padamsee | ... | Mohammed Ali Jinnah |
 | Amrish Puri | ... | Khan |
| Roshan Seth | ... | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru |
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Richard Attenborough's Film: Gandhi (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
191 min
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Black and White |
Color (Technicolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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Dolby (35 mm prints) |
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
Certification:
Iceland:L |
Portugal:M/12 |
Spain:T |
Brazil:14 |
Netherlands:12 |
Netherlands:AL (DVD rating) (2001) |
New Zealand:PG |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M (original rating) |
Australia:PG (video rating) |
Canada:PG |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-12 |
Ireland:PG |
Norway:11 |
Norway:12 (1983) |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:12 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12
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Dustin Hoffman had expressed an early desire to play the title role in Gandhi (1982), but was offered Tootsie (1982) the same year and ended up taking the latter role. He eventually lost the Oscar that year to Ben Kingsley who played Gandhi.
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Factual errors: In the movie, The South African police were shown both arresting and beating Gandhi for burning passes during his protest of the Pass Law. Although Gandhi and his fellow protesters were arrested for burning the passes, in reality neither Gandhi or any of the protesters were ever beaten by the police during the protest.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in High Strung (1991)
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Very, VERY few films have had the distinct ability to move and inspire me to the point where the effect is almost life-altering. "Gandhi" - the unbelievable, first-rate biopic on the historical figure - is truly one of those films, no question whatsoever. An unsurprising sweep for the 1983 Academy Awards, this is without a doubt one of the last real "epic" motion pictures ever.
Chronicling the rich, unforgettable life of a one Mohandas K. "Mahatma" Gandhi - played to shocking perfection by the wonderful Sir Ben Kingsley - this is a film that I can say really, deeply affected me with its power, its scale, and of course, its timeless message of love and non-violence. As a matter of fact, ever since I first saw the film, and became much more aware of the back story, I can also say that Gandhi is now one of my biggest role models in life. I cannot fully express how much this great man's way of thinking - his words, his struggles, his accomplishments - has affected my own, for I am now a practicing pacifist. I am a firm believer in the value of non-violent protest, and have tried my best to apply that philosophy to most situations in my life. It has worked wonders for me, and has really changed how I view the world in terms of human nature and so forth. Like I said, VERY few films can do something like that to me.