Gandhi  

Wed Dec 01 1982

Overview,

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.

The Movie Database: 7.556/10

Internet Movie Database: 8.0/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 89%

Metacritic: 79/100

Cast and Crew

Directed By, Richard Attenborough |

Screenplay By,

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Ben Kingsley

Mahatma Gandhi
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Candice Bergen

Margaret Bourke-White
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Edward Fox

General Dyer
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John Gielgud

Lord Irwin
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Trevor Howard

Judge Broomfield
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John Mills

Lord Chelmsford
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Rohini Hattangadi

Kasturba Gandhi
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Martin Sheen

Vince Walker
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Ian Charleson

Reverend Charlie Andrews
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Harsh Nayyar

Nathuram Godse
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Athol Fugard

General Jan Christiaan Smuts
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Günther Maria Halmer

Dr. Herman Kallenbach
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Saeed Jaffrey

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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Geraldine James

Mirabehn
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Alyque Padamsee

Mohammad Ali Jinnah
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Amrish Puri

Khan
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Roshan Seth

Pandit Nehru
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Ian Bannen

Senior Police Officer Fields
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Michael Bryant

Principal Secretary
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John Clements

Advocate General
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Richard Griffiths

Collins
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Nigel Hawthorne

Kinnoch
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Bernard Hepton

G.O.C.
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Michael Hordern

Sir George Hodge
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Shreeram Lagoo

Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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Virendra Razdan

Maulana Azad
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Richard Vernon

Sir Edward Gait
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Prabhakar Patankar

Prakash
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Vijay Kashyap

Apte
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Nigam Prakash

Karkare
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Supriya Pathak

Manu
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Neena Gupta

Abha
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Shane Rimmer

Commentator
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Peter Harlowe

Lord Mountbatten
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Anang Desai

J.B. Kripalani
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Winston Ntshona

Porter
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Peter Cartwright

European Passenger
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Marius Weyers

Conductor
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Richard Mayes

Baker
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Alok Nath

Tyeb Mohammed
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Dean Gasper

Singh
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Ken Hutchison

Police Sergeant
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Norman Chancer

Reporter
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Gulshan Kapoor

Rich Merchant
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Charu Bala Chokshi

Ayah
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Raj Chaturvedi

Harilal Gandhi
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Avpar Jhita

Manilal Gandhi
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Anthony Sagger

Ramdas Gandhi
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Om Puri

Nahari (uncredited)
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David Gant

Daniels
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Daniel Day-Lewis

Colin
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Ray Burdis

Youth
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Daniel Peacock

Youth
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Avis Bunnage

Colin's Mother
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Caroline Hutchison

Sonja Schlesin
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Mohan Agashe

Tyeb Mohammed's Friend
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Sudhanshu Mishra

Man in Gallery
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Dina Nath

Miner
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John Savident

Manager of the Mine
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John Patrick

Mounted Police Sergeant
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Michael Godley

Clergyman
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Stewart Harwood

Prison Officer
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Stanley McGeagh

Prison Guard
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Christopher Good

Young Englishman
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David Markham

Older Englishman
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Jyoti Sarup

Young Indian Reporter
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John Naylor

English Reporter
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Wilson George

American Reporter
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Hanshu Mehta

Older Indian Reporter
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Sudarshan Sethi

Motilal Nehru
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Sunila Pradhan

Mrs. Motilal Nehru
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Moti Makan

Traveller on Train Roof
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Jalal Agha

Traveller on Train Roof
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Rupert Frazer

Cavalry Troop Leader
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Manohar Pitale

Shukla
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Homi Daruvala

Nehru's Friend
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K.K. Raina

Nehru's Friend
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Vivek Swaroop

Nehru's Friend
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Raja Biswas

Nehru's Friend
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Dominic Guard

Subaltern
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Bernard Hill

Sergeant Putnam
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Rama Kant Jha

Village Leader
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Nana Palsikar

Villager
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Alpna Gupta

Villager's Wife
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Chandrakant Thakkar

Policeman
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John Quentin

Batsman
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Graham Seed

Wicket-Keeper
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Keith Drinkel

Major
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Bob Barbenia

Police Guard
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Gerald Sim

Magistrate
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Colin Farrell

Clerk
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Sanjeev Puri

Young Man
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Gareth Forwood

Secretary
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Vijay Crishna

Chauffeur
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Sankalp Dubey

Servant
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James Cossins

Brigadier
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Gurcharan Singh

Speaker in Jallianwalla Bagh
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John Vine

A.D.C.
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Geoffrey Chater

Government Advocate
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Ernest Clark

Lord Hunter
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Habib Tanvir

Indian Barrister
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Pankaj Mohan

Mahadev Desai
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Subhash Gupta

Policeman at Chauri Chaura
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Aadil

Policeman at Chauri Chaura
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Rajeshwar Nath

Marcher at Chauri Chaura
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S.S. Thakur

Marcher at Chauri Chaura
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Rahul Gupta

Boy with Goat
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Barry John

Police Superintendent
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Brian Oulton

Clerk of Court
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James Snell

Court Reporter
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John Boxer

Court Reporter
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Gerard Norman

Court Reporter
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Bernard Horsfall

General Edgar
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Richard Leech

Brigadier
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Pankaj Kapur

Pyarelal
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Tarla Mehta

Sarojini Naidu
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David Sibley

Subaltern
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Dalip Tahil

Zia
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Stanley Lebor

Police Officer
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Terrence Hardiman

Ramsay MacDonald
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Monica Gupta

Little Girl
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Jon Croft

Colonel
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William Hoyland

Adjutant
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John Ratzenberger

American Lieutenant
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Jack McKenzie

Major at Aga Khan Palace
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Tom Alter

Doctor at Aga Khan Palace
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Jane Myerson

Lady Mountbatten
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Roop Kumar Razdan

Hindu Youth at Ashram
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Bani Sharad Joshi

Woman Refugee
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Vagish Kumar Singh

Man Refugee
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Dilsher Singh

Abdul Ghaffar Khan
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Sudhir Dalvi

Police Commissioner
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Tilak Raj

Tahib
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Irpinder Puri

Sushila Nayyar
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Pren Kapoor

Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
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Vinay Apte

Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
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Aswini Kumar

Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
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Avinash Dogra

Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
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Shreedhar Joshi

Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
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Suhas Palshikar

Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
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Karkirat Singh

Nehru's Aide
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Shekhar Chattopadhyay

Suhrawardy
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Amarjeet

Goonda
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Pratap Desai

Goonda
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Bhatawadekar Prakash

Goonda
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Sunil Shende

Goonda
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Rovil Sinha

Goonda
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Derek Lyons

Radio Reporter at Funeral (uncredited)
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Fred Wood

Man in the Crowd (uncredited)
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Nassar Abdulla

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Gito Santana

Lawyer
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Details

Rating

Not Adult

Genres

Drama
History

Tagline

His triumph changed the world forever.

Langauge

en

Production Companies

Goldcrest
Indo-British
International Film Investors
National Film Development Corporation of India
Columbia Pictures

Runtime

191 minutes

Budget

22.000 Million $

Box-Office

77.738 Million $

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