Gandhi (1982)
Directed by Richard Attenborough
“His triumph changed the world forever.”
Drama, History · 3h 12m
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
Cast
Ben Kingsley
Mahatma Gandhi
Candice Bergen
Margaret Bourke-White
Edward Fox
General Dyer
John Gielgud
Lord Irwin
Trevor Howard
Judge Broomfield
John Mills
Lord Chelmsford
Rohini Hattangadi
Kasturba Gandhi
Martin Sheen
Vince Walker
Ian Charleson
Reverend Charlie Andrews
Harsh Nayyar
Nathuram Godse
Athol Fugard
General Jan Christiaan Smuts
Günther Maria Halmer
Dr. Herman Kallenbach
Crew
- Director
- Richard Attenborough
- Writer
- John Briley
- Director of Photography
- Billy Williams, Ronnie Taylor
- Original Music Composer
- George Fenton, Ravi Shankar
- Editor
- John Bloom
- Producer
- Richard Attenborough, Terence A. Clegg
Details
- Release date
- 1982-12-01
- Runtime
- 3h 12m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, Hindi
- Countries
- India, United Kingdom
- Production
- Goldcrest Films International, Indo-British, International Film Investors, National Film Development Corporation of India
- Budget
- $22,000,000
- Box office
- $77,737,889