| 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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