Uniform Title |
Gandhi (Motion picture : 1982) |
Title |
Gandhi. |
Edition |
20th anniversary edition. |
Published |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia, ©2016. |
©1982 |
Description |
1 DVD-video (183 minutes) : sound, colour with black and white sequences ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment : D10135. |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1982. |
British-Indian co-production. |
"His triumph changed the world forever" --Cover. |
Special features: original widescreen presentation ; 'Ben Kingsley talks about Gandhi' - a 19 minute feature ; newsreel footage - a featurette on the monumental moments in Gandhi's life ; 2 featurettes including : 'Words of Mahatma Gandhi' and 'The making of Gandhi' ; weblink ; talent profiles ; original movie trailer ; animated menus ; picture disc. |
Credits |
Produced and directed by Richard Attenborough ; written by John Briley. |
Performers |
Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Martin Sheen. |
Summary |
Explores the life of Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) stressing his philosophy of nonviolence as a technique for political change and his various campaigns and struggles for Indian independence. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : MA15+ |
System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1/2.0 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Widescreen 16:9. |
Language note |
English, French, German. Subtitles in English, Greek, French, German, Hindi, Turkish, Danish, Arabic, Swedish, Finnish, Icelandic, Dutch, Norwegian, Hebrew. |
Awards note |
Winner of eight Academy Awards (1983): Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Ben Kingsley), Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing. |
Subjects |
Gandhi, -- Mahatma,1869-1948 -- Drama |
Nonviolence -- Drama |
Autonomy and independence movements -- Drama |
Feature films -- Great Britain |
Feature films -- India |
Motion pictures, British |
Motion pictures, Indic |
India -- Politics and government -- 1919-1947 -- Drama |
India -- History -- Non-cooperation movement, 1920-1922 -- Drama |
India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Drama |
Genre |
Biographical films |
Historical films |
Feature films |
Fiction films |
Other Names |
Attenborough, Richard director, producer. |
Briley, John screenwriter. |
Kingsley, Ben, 1943- actor. |
Bergen, Candice, 1946- actor. |
Fox, Edward, 1937- actor. |
Gielgud, John, 1904-2000 actor. |
Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988 actor. |
Mills, John, 1908-2005 actor. |
Sheen, Martin actor. |
Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Attenborough, Richard .
- Bergen, Candice, 1946- .
- Briley, John .
- Fox, Edward, 1937- .
- Gielgud, John, 1904-2000 .
- Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988 .
- Kingsley, Ben, 1943- .
- Mills, John, 1908-2005 .
- Sheen, Martin .
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