- Release Date: 1982
- Runtime: 188 min
- Genre: Biography, Drama
- Starring: Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud ... see all
- Director: Richard Attenborough
- Plot: "Gandhi" is the tale of the "half naked fakir" (quote courtesy W.L.Churchill) who took on an Empire with nothing but truth, non-violence and indomitable will as weapons...and won.
User Reviews
A powerful film
Jul 04, 2008
youngperson007 - yahoo.com
Jul 04, 2008youngperson007 - yahoo.com
An incredible story of a how a small humble man was able to lead a nation to overthrow the mighty British empire. I found the movie both educational and entertaining. Give it a try.... Full review
All That Glisters Is Not Gold
Apr 03, 2008
abhithoki - yahoo.com
Apr 03, 2008abhithoki - yahoo.com
The user mavric7288 has made rational comments in his reviews. I agree with him that Gandhi is internationally recognized as the liberator of the Indian people. I don't deny this. However, the makers of this film cashed in on the name... Full review
BORING!!!!
Feb 02, 2008
alliebeatbama - yahoo.com
Feb 02, 2008alliebeatbama - yahoo.com
I watched this movie because it was an oscar winner but i couldn't make it all the way through because it was incredibly slow and boring. There is no love story and VERY little action. i wouldn't recommend seeing this movie.... Full review
YES
Dec 24, 2007
mjcooj2000 - yahoo.com
Dec 24, 2007mjcooj2000 - yahoo.com
Amazing movie. IT was great, great, great, great , great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great , great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great , great, great, great, great... Full review
A++++++++++
Dec 24, 2007
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Dec 24, 2007vivek312579 - yahoo.com
VERY VBERY VERY VERY VERY GOODVERY VBERY VERY VERY VERY GOODVERY VBERY VERY VERY VERY GOODVERY VBERY VERY VERY VERY GOODVERY VBERY VERY VERY VERY GOODVERY VBERY VERY VERY VERY GOODVERY VBERY VERY VERY VERY GOODVERY VBERY VERY VERY VERY GOODVERY... Full review
Propaganda
Dec 12, 2007
drax116 - yahoo.com
Dec 12, 2007drax116 - yahoo.com
Just yrying to cash in on the big name of G. It's nothing but a propaganda. Manipulated history just fit into the needs of this film. It's a disgrace.... Full review
Ugliest Movie
Aug 24, 2007
vic_rathore2005 - yahoo.com
Aug 24, 2007vic_rathore2005 - yahoo.com
Ben Kingsley became the ugliest man on the earth by portraying this filthy character. Ben, you gotta be ashamed of yourself! I recommend staring at a blank wall for 3 hours than watching this filthy movie.... Full review
Great film!!!
Aug 22, 2007
markusfarcus - yahoo.com
Aug 22, 2007markusfarcus - yahoo.com
I saw this film as a teenager when it first came out. I loved it then and I still love it now. Ben kingsely gave a stellar performance as Gandhi and the supporting cast was also amazing. The photography was second... Full review
The best epic ever about life.
Aug 03, 2007
epicfan95_me - yahoo.com
Aug 03, 2007epicfan95_me - yahoo.com
This is the best epic about life period. A great story for all to see. Gandhi lived agreat life until his tragic death. What a shock! What a cast! What a director! Great to watch this. Dont miss it.... Full review
Very enjoyable and outstanding subject
Jul 31, 2007
leerjones - yahoo.com
Jul 31, 2007leerjones - yahoo.com
Im glad that a great movie was made about the man who did much to show the power of nonviolence and peace. I wish more movies would be made about the life of Gandhi, Christ, Buddha, Mother Theresa, Saint Frances and... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Feb 17, 2009DVD Talk
The picture is beautiful throughout.....Gandhi 's $22 million budget delivers enormous crowd scenes....On the other hand, Gandhi was such an amazing historical exception....A despondent Hindu, his son murdered by Muslims, confesses tearfully to Gandhi....Attenborough isn't the most cinematic of directors and others complain of far too many ennobling shots of Gandhi silhouetted at his spinning wheel..... ... Full Review
| Dec 05, 2008Telegraph India
The 64-year-old actor, who likes to be addressed as "Sir Ben", said: "I was planning a film there, one or two films there.
Born Krishna Bhanji in Yorkshire on December 31, 1943, the young actor thought it prudent for career reasons to change his name to Ben Kingsley in the 1970s.
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| Oct 08, 2008Newstrack India, India
Special screening of 'Gandhi' at Abu Dhabi film fest
Apart from Kingsley's award, Attenborough's film won seven Oscars in 1983, including those for best picture and best director.
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| Oct 08, 2008Great Indian Mutiny, India
Apart from Kingsley's award, Attenborough's film won seven Oscars in 1983, including those for best picture and best director.
Special screening of 'Gandhi' at Abu Dhabi film fest
... Full Review
| Sep 04, 2008Urban Cinefile
The film won eight Academy Awards, including best picture, best director for Attenborough, and best editing, cinematography and costume design.
He creates such a deeply textured panorama of both Gandhi and India, that the viewer is simply swept along in the grandeur of it all.
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News
Posted: 10:4p.m IST, October 25, 2009 London, Oct.25 (ANI): Even as it's been almost six decades when Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, the western world is making the most of his name, as his name is being used to promote all... ... Full Article
Playing Mahatma
indiatimes.com –
2009-10-01
On Gandhi Jayanti today, we get actors who played Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on-screen to describe their experiences I hope to be remembered as Gandhi forever. ... Full Article
Ranbir's new Screen Mate: Shazahn Padamsee
totalfilmy.com –
2009-08-26
Mumbai, August 26: Ranbir Kapoor is having a gala time acting opposite a different female actor in almost every film of his. And this time the lucky gal is newcomer Shazahn Padamsee. ... Full Article
Google Insight research shows Mahatma Gandhi is still the father of all brands in India
indiatimes.com –
2009-08-16
NEW DELHI: On a rain-drenched road lacerated by tram tracks, a thin brown man in round spectacles strides forward powerfully, holding a handful of coarse blankets in his arms. ... Full Article
The Mahatma's last journey is on
nowrunning.com –
2009-08-11
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Bollywood seems all set to revisit Gandhigiri. But this time it's debutant director Amit Rai narrating a part-fact-part-fiction story on Mahatma Gandhi's principles through his 'Road To Sangam' while telling the story of how a... ... Full Article

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