| Other author/creator | Attenborough, Richard. |
| Other author/creator | Briley, John. |
| Other author/creator | Kingsley, Ben, 1943- |
| Other author/creator | Bergen, Candice, 1946- |
| Other author/creator | Fox, Edward, 1937- |
| Other author/creator | Gielgud, John, 1904-2000. |
| Other author/creator | Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988. |
| Other author/creator | Mills, John, 1908-2005. |
| Other author/creator | Sheen, Martin. |
| Other author/creator | Charleson, Ian. |
| Other author/creator | Fugard, Athol. |
| Other author/creator | Halmer, Gunther Maria. |
| Other author/creator | Jaffrey, Saeed, 1929-2015 |
| Other author/creator | Taylor, Ronnie, 1924- |
| Other author/creator | Williams, Billy, 1929- |
| Other author/creator | Bloom, John. |
| Other author/creator | Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012. |
| Other author/creator | Athaiya, Bhanu. |
| Other author/creator | Mollo, John. |
| Other author/creator | Craig, Stuart, 1942- |
| Other author/creator | Seirton, Michael. |
| Other author/creator | Carolina Bank Limited (London, England) |
| Other author/creator | Goldcrest Films International. |
| Other author/creator | Indo-British Films, Ltd. |
| Other author/creator | International Film Investors (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | National Film Development Corporation of India. |
| Other author/creator | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) |
| Uniform title | Gandhi (Motion picture) |
| Abstract |
Follows the life of Mahatma Gandhi from his days as a lawyer in South Africa to his role as India's spiritual leader by using his philosophy of non-violent but direct-action protest that helped end British rule. Centers on the extraordinary man who fought for a nonviolent, peaceful existence and set an entire nation free. |
| General note | Title from container. |
| General note | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1982. |
| General note | Special features: "In search of Gandhi" featurette: Lord Attenborough discusses the various hurdles he faced in getting the film made; "Reflections on Ben" featurette; "Madeleine Slade: an Englishwoman abroad" featurette; "The funeral" featurette; "Shooting an epic in India" featurette; "Looking back" featurette; "Designing Gandhi"--3 mini featurettes; "Ben Kingsley talks about Gandhi" featurette; four vintage newsreel shorts; "The making of 'Gandhi': a photo montage of behind-the-scenes stills. |
| Credits | Directors of photography, Ronnie Taylor, Billy Williams ; editor, John Bloom ; music, Ravi Shankar ; costume designers, Bhanu Athaiya, John Mollo ; production designer, Stuart Craig. |
| Cast |
Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Martin Sheen, Ian Charleson, Athol Fugard, Gunter Maria Halmer, Saeed Jaffrey. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | English (Dolby 5.1), French (Dolby 2.0), Portuguese (Dolby 2.0) or Spanish (Dolby 2.0) dialogue, English, Korean, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Awards note | Academy Awards, USA, 1983: Oscars for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Ben Kingsley) ; Best Art Direction - Set Decoration (Stuart Craig, Robert W. Laing, Michael Seirton) ; Best Cinematography (Billy Williams, Ronnie Taylor) ; Best Costume Design (John Mollo, Bhanu Athaiya) ; Best Director (Richard Attenborough) ; Best Film Editing (John Bloom) ; Best Picture ; Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (John Briley). |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Epic films. |
| Genre/form | Historical films. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| ISBN | 1424840945 |
| ISBN | 9781424840946 |
| UPC |
043396174375 |
| Publisher number | 17437 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Stock number | Midwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com |
