Gandhi

UPC: 043396154360

Studio: Sony Pictures

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Questionable for Children]

Summary: It was Richard Attenborough's lifelong dream to bring the life story of Indian political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi to the screen. When it finally reached fruition in 1982, the 188-minute, Oscar-winning Gandhi was one of the most exhaustively thorough biopics ever made. The film begins in the early part of the 20th century, when Mohandas K. Gandhi (Ben Kingsley), 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," endeavoring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed. In the horrendous "slaughter" sequence, more extras appear on screen than in any previous historical epic. The supporting cast includes Candice Bergen as photographer Margaret Bourke-White, Athol Fugard as General Smuts, John Gielgud as Lord Irwin, John Mills as the viceroy, Martin Sheen as Walker, Trevor Howard as Judge Broomfield, and, in a tiny part as a street bully, star-to-be Daniel Day-Lewis. Gandhi won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Epic

Awards: Best Actor – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Director – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Picture – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Supporting Actress – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Actor – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama – null New Star of the Year - Male – null Best Director – null Best Screenplay – null Best Foreign Film – null Best Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Cinematography – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Cinematography – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Costume Design – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Costume Design – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Makeup – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – National Board of Review Best Actor – National Board of Review Best Picture – New York Film Critics Circle Best Actor – New York Film Critics Circle Best Foreign Film – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Screenplay – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Director – Hollywood Foreign Press Association New Star of the Year - Male – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Director – Directors Guild of America

Features: Disc 1 - Blu-ray Exclusive: Gandhi's Legacy: A Picture-In-Graphics Track Introduction by Sir Richard Attenborough

Director's Commentary

Disc 2 - Vintage Newsreel Footage Sir Ben Kingsley Talks about Gandhi" In Search of Gandhi" "Reflections on Ben" "Madeleine Slade: An Englishwoman Abroad" "The Funeral " Looking Back" "Shooting an Epic in India" "Designing Gandhi" "From the Director's Chair" "The Words of Mahatma Gandhi" "The Making of Gandhi Photo Montage

Gandhi

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 02/17/2009

Runtime: 191 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 2

Language(s) English,French,Portuguese,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Portuguese,Spanish

Richard Gilliam

Gandhi is a worshipful tribute to one of the 20th century's greatest leaders with Ben Kingsley giving a superb performance in the title role. Produced and directed on a grand scale by Richard Attenborough, the film sacrifices the complexities of history for an inspirational focus on its subject. Critics frequently cite the film's dismissal of supporting character development among its weaknesses, with the strongest objections reserved for Candice Bergen's miscast performance as photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White. Nonetheless, the film transcends the typical biopic with vivid recreations of important incidents from Gandhi's life. More than 300,000 extras, most of them unpaid volunteers, are said to have taken part in the funeral sequence, which occupies only slightly more than two minutes of the film. As was widely predicted, the film swept the Oscars, winning eight, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director. ~ Richard Gilliam, Rovi

Cast and Crew: John Quentin  Actor 
Jalal Agha  Actor 
Richard Vernon  Actor 
James Snell  Actor 
Shane Rimmer  Actor 
Ray Burdis  Actor 
Barry John  Actor 
Jon Croft  Actor 
Nana Palsikar  Actor 
Ernest Clark  Actor 
Jack McKenzie  Actor 
John Vine  Actor 
Graham Seed  Actor 
James Cossins  Actor 
Christopher Good  Actor 
Brian Oulton  Actor 
Gareth Forwood  Actor 
Dominic Guard  Actor 
Richard Leech  Actor 
Norman Chancer  Actor 
Rupert Frazer  Actor 
Terence Hardiman  Actor 
Richard Mayes  Actor 
Geoffrey Chater  Actor 
David Gant  Actor 
Ken Hutchison  Actor 
Harsh Nayyar  Actor 
Charu Bala Chokshi  Actor 
Winston Ntshona  Actor 
John Ratzenberger  Actor 
John Boxer  Actor 
Neena Gupta  Actor 
Dalip Tahil  Actor 
Daniel Day-Lewis  Actor 
Bernard Hill  Actor 
John Savident  Actor 
Peter Cartwright  Actor 
Stanley Lebor  Actor 
Avis Bunnage  Actor 
Günther Maria Halmer  Actor 
Bernard Horsfall  Actor 
David Markham  Actor 
Daniel Peacock  Actor 
Gerald Sim  Actor 
Supriya Pathak  Actor 
Colin Farrell  Actor 
Stewart Harwood  Actor 
William Hoyland  Actor 
Stanley McGeagh  Actor 
Om Puri  Actor 
Marius Weyers  Actor 
David Sibley  Actor 
Richard Attenborough  Director 
Richard Attenborough  Producer 
Robert Bolt  Screenwriter 
John Briley  Screenwriter 
Terence A. Clegg  Producer 
Ravi Shankar  Composer (Music Score) 
Michael Stanley-Evans  Executive Producer 
Michael Stanley-Evans  Producer 
Ben Kingsley  Actor 
Candice Bergen  Actor 
Edward Fox  Actor 
John Gielgud  Actor 
Trevor Howard  Actor 
John Mills  Actor 
Martin Sheen  Actor 
Rohini Hattangady  Actor 
Ian Charleson  Actor 
Athol Fugard  Actor 
Saeed Jaffrey  Actor 
Geraldine James  Actor 
Alyque Padamsee  Actor 
Amrish Puri  Actor 
Roshan Seth  Actor 
Ian Bannen  Actor 
Michael Bryant  Actor 
John Clements  Actor 
Richard Griffiths  Actor 
Nigel Hawthorne  Actor 
Bernard Hepton  Actor 
Michael Hordern  Actor 
Peter Harlowe  Actor 
Jane Myerson  Actor 

Country: India,UK