Gandhi
“His triumph changed the world forever.”
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.
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Cast
151 people
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
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The Third Man
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John Mills
Lord Chelmsford
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Great Expectations
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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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Amen.
Richard Attenborough Director · John Briley Writer George Fenton Composer
Director
Richard Attenborough
Writer
John Briley
Composer
George Fenton
Composer
Ravi Shankar
Cinematographer
Ronnie Taylor
Cinematographer
Billy Williams
Editor
John Bloom
Production designer
Stuart Craig
Production designer
Robert W. Laing
Costume designer
John Mollo
Costume designer
Bhanu Athaiya
Worldwide gross $78M · Budget $22M · United States release December 8, 1982
Box office
Budget
$22,000,000
Worldwide gross
$77,737,889
Gross vs. budget
3.5×
Production
Goldcrest Films International
Production
Indo-British
Production
International Film Investors
Production
National Film Development Corporation of India
Production
Columbia Pictures
Studio
India · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Hindi
Release dates
India · November 30, 1982
Premiere · New Delhi
United States · December 8, 1982
Limited theatrical
United Kingdom · February 17, 1983
Theatrical
United States
December 6, 1982 · Premiere · New York City, New York
December 7, 1982 · Premiere · Los Angeles, California
February 25, 1983 · Theatrical
Argentina
March 10, 1983 · Theatrical
Australia
December 1, 1982 · Theatrical
Belgium
March 24, 1983 · Limited theatrical · Gent
Brazil
April 1, 1983 · Theatrical
February 12, 2007 · Physical
Canada
December 8, 1982 · Theatrical
Colombia
April 2, 1983 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 4, 1983 · Theatrical
Egypt
July 25, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Finland
March 25, 1983 · Theatrical
France
March 22, 1983 · Theatrical
May 17, 1992 · Physical · VHS
August 22, 2001 · Physical · DVD
February 18, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
September 8, 2011 · Digital · VOD
July 1, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
July 7, 2021 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
Germany
February 17, 1983 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
March 18, 1983 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 24, 1983 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 27, 1984 · Theatrical
Iceland
September 30, 1983 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 18, 1983 · Theatrical
Israel
March 30, 1983 · Limited theatrical · Jerusalem
Japan
April 16, 1983 · Theatrical
Mexico
August 28, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
March 10, 1983 · Theatrical
August 7, 2001 · Physical · DVD
November 23, 2002 · TV · Nederland 1
July 18, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
Norway
January 1, 1983 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 20, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Poland
December 31, 1990 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 24, 1983 · Theatrical
Singapore
February 20, 2007 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
April 8, 1989 · Theatrical
Spain
March 28, 1983 · Theatrical
February 1, 2019 · Physical · Bluray
Sweden
March 18, 1983 · Theatrical
Türkiye
July 19, 1991 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
February 5, 2002 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
December 2, 1982 · Premiere · London Royal Premiere
Uruguay
March 24, 1983 · Theatrical
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