Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Rohini Hattangadi, Martin Sheen
Original language
English
First release
December 1, 1982 (Australia)
Production companies
Goldcrest Films, International Film Investors, Columbia Pictures
Awards
Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Academy Award for Best Film Editing, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Setting
South Africa, India, England
Crew
Screenplay
John Briley
Producer
Richard Attenborough, Terence A. Clegg
Cinematography
Billy Williams, Ronnie Taylor
Editing
John Bloom
Music
George Fenton, Ravi Shankar
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Los Angeles Film Awards 2025
- Academy Awards 1983 academy_award
- BAFTA Awards 1983 generic
- Directors Guild of America 1983 generic
- Directors Guild of America 1982 generic ★ Winner
- National Board of Review 1982 generic
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Gandhi - Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Ravi Shankar, George Fenton, Francis Silkstone (1982) | 16 releases, 1982-1983: RCA, RCA Victor |
| Cassette | Gandhi - Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Ravi Shankar, George Fenton, Francis Silkstone (1982) | 3 releases, 1982: RCA, RCA Victor |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Australia | December 1, 1982 |
| Theatrical | Canada | December 8, 1982 |
| Theatrical | United States | December 8, 1982 |
| Theatrical | Norway | January 1, 1983 |
| Theatrical | Germany | February 17, 1983 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | February 17, 1983 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | February 18, 1983 |
| Theatrical | United States | February 25, 1983 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | March 4, 1983 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | March 10, 1983 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | March 10, 1983 |
| Theatrical | Greece | March 18, 1983 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | March 18, 1983 |
| Theatrical | France | March 22, 1983 |
| Theatrical | Belgium | March 24, 1983 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | March 24, 1983 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | March 24, 1983 |
| Theatrical | Uruguay | March 24, 1983 |
| Theatrical | Finland | March 25, 1983 |
| Theatrical | Spain | March 28, 1983 |
| Theatrical | Israel | March 30, 1983 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | April 1, 1983 |
| Theatrical | Colombia | April 2, 1983 |
| Theatrical | Japan | April 16, 1983 |
| Theatrical | Iceland | September 30, 1983 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | September 27, 1984 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | April 8, 1989 |
| Theatrical | Poland | December 31, 1990 |
| Theatrical | Turkey | July 19, 1991 |
| Television | Netherlands | November 23, 2002 |
| Streaming | France | September 8, 2011 |
| Streaming | France | July 1, 2021 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | PG |
| Classification | United States | PG |
Versions & editions
| Home video | France | May 17, 1992 |
| Home video | Netherlands | August 7, 2001 |
| Home video | France | August 22, 2001 |
| Home video | Mexico | August 28, 2001 |
| Home video | United Arab Emirates | February 5, 2002 |
| Home video | Brazil | February 12, 2007 |
| Home video | Singapore | February 20, 2007 |
| Home video | Philippines | November 20, 2007 |
| Home video | France | February 18, 2009 |
| Home video | Netherlands | July 18, 2011 |
| Home video | Spain | February 1, 2019 |
| Home video | France | July 7, 2021 |
| Home video | Egypt | July 25, 2021 |
Full credits
| Director | Richard Attenborough |
| 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), Saeed Jaffrey (Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel), Geraldine James (Mirabehn), Alyque Padamsee (Mohammad Ali Jinnah), Amrish Puri (Khan), Roshan Seth (Pandit Nehru), Ian Bannen (Senior Police Officer Fields), Michael Bryant (Principal Secretary), John Clements (Advocate General), Richard Griffiths (Collins), Nigel Hawthorne (Kinnoch), Bernard Hepton (G.O.C.), Michael Hordern (Sir George Hodge), Shreeram Lagoo (Gopal Krishna Gokhale), Virendra Razdan (Maulana Azad), Richard Vernon (Sir Edward Gait), Prabhakar Patankar (Prakash), Vijay Kashyap (Apte), Nigam Prakash (Karkare), Supriya Pathak (Manu), Neena Gupta (Abha), Shane Rimmer (Commentator), Peter Harlowe (Lord Mountbatten), Anang Desai (J.B. Kripalani), Winston Ntshona (Porter), Peter Cartwright (European Passenger), Marius Weyers (Conductor), Richard Mayes (Baker), Alok Nath (Tyeb Mohammed), Dean Gasper (Singh), Ken Hutchison (Police Sergeant), Norman Chancer (Reporter), Gulshan Kapoor (Rich Merchant), Charu Bala Chokshi (Ayah), Raj Chaturvedi (Harilal Gandhi), Avpar Jhita (Manilal Gandhi), Anthony Sagger (Ramdas Gandhi), Om Puri (Nahari (uncredited)), David Gant (Daniels), Daniel Day-Lewis (Colin), Ray Burdis (Youth), Daniel Peacock (Youth), Avis Bunnage (Colin's Mother), Caroline Hutchison (Sonja Schlesin), Mohan Agashe (Tyeb Mohammed's Friend), Sudhanshu Mishra (Man in Gallery), Dina Nath (Miner), John Savident (Manager of the Mine), John Patrick (Mounted Police Sergeant), Michael Godley (Clergyman), Stewart Harwood (Prison Officer), Stanley McGeagh (Prison Guard), Christopher Good (Young Englishman), David Markham (Older Englishman), Jyoti Sarup (Young Indian Reporter), John Naylor (English Reporter), Wilson George (American Reporter), Hanshu Mehta (Older Indian Reporter), Sudarshan Sethi (Motilal Nehru), Sunila Pradhan (Mrs. Motilal Nehru), Moti Makan (Traveller on Train Roof), Jalal Agha (Traveller on Train Roof), Rupert Frazer (Cavalry Troop Leader), Manohar Pitale (Shukla), Homi Daruvala (Nehru's Friend), K.K. Raina (Nehru's Friend), Vivek Swaroop (Nehru's Friend), Raja Biswas (Nehru's Friend), Dominic Guard (Subaltern), Bernard Hill (Sergeant Putnam), Rama Kant Jha (Village Leader), Nana Palsikar (Villager), Alpna Gupta (Villager's Wife), Chandrakant Thakkar (Policeman), John Quentin (Batsman), Graham Seed (Wicket-Keeper), Keith Drinkel (Major), Bob Barbenia (Police Guard), Gerald Sim (Magistrate), Colin Farrell (Clerk), Sanjeev Puri (Young Man), Gareth Forwood (Secretary), Vijay Crishna (Chauffeur), Sankalp Dubey (Servant), James Cossins (Brigadier), Gurcharan Singh (Speaker in Jallianwalla Bagh), John Vine (A.D.C.), Geoffrey Chater (Government Advocate), Ernest Clark (Lord Hunter), Habib Tanvir (Indian Barrister), Pankaj Mohan (Mahadev Desai), Subhash Gupta (Policeman at Chauri Chaura), Aadil (Policeman at Chauri Chaura), Rajeshwar Nath (Marcher at Chauri Chaura), S.S. Thakur (Marcher at Chauri Chaura), Rahul Gupta (Boy with Goat), Barry John (Police Superintendent), Brian Oulton (Clerk of Court), James Snell (Court Reporter), John Boxer (Court Reporter), Gerard Norman (Court Reporter), Bernard Horsfall (General Edgar), Richard Leech (Brigadier), Pankaj Kapur (Pyarelal), Tarla Mehta (Sarojini Naidu), David Sibley (Subaltern), Dalip Tahil (Zia), Stanley Lebor (Police Officer), Terrence Hardiman (Ramsay MacDonald), Monica Gupta (Little Girl), Jon Croft (Colonel), William Hoyland (Adjutant), John Ratzenberger (American Lieutenant), Jack McKenzie (Major at Aga Khan Palace), Tom Alter (Doctor at Aga Khan Palace), Jane Myerson (Lady Mountbatten), Roop Kumar Razdan (Hindu Youth at Ashram), Bani Sharad Joshi (Woman Refugee), Vagish Kumar Singh (Man Refugee), Dilsher Singh (Abdul Ghaffar Khan), Sudhir Dalvi (Police Commissioner), Tilak Raj (Tahib), Irpinder Puri (Sushila Nayyar), Pren Kapoor (Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street), Vinay Apte (Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street), Aswini Kumar (Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street), Avinash Dogra (Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street), Shreedhar Joshi (Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street), Suhas Palshikar (Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street), Karkirat Singh (Nehru's Aide), Shekhar Chattopadhyay (Suhrawardy), Amarjeet (Goonda), Pratap Desai (Goonda), Bhatawadekar Prakash (Goonda), Sunil Shende (Goonda), Rovil Sinha (Goonda), Derek Lyons (Radio Reporter at Funeral (uncredited)), Fred Wood (Man in the Crowd (uncredited)), Nassar Abdulla, Gito Santana (Lawyer) |
| Screenplay | John Briley |
| Producer | Richard Attenborough, Terence A. Clegg |
| Executive producer | Michael Stanley-Evans |
| Cinematography | Billy Williams, Ronnie Taylor |
| Editing | John Bloom |
| Music | George Fenton, Ravi Shankar |
| Production design | Robert W. Laing, Stuart Craig |
| Costumes | Bhanu Athaiya, John Mollo |
Additional data: TMDB.
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