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Film / 1982
Gandhi
Directed by
Richard Attenborough
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 story
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.
Cast
Ben KingsleyMahatma Gandhi
Candice BergenMargaret Bourke-White
Edward FoxGeneral Dyer
John GielgudLord Irwin
Trevor HowardJudge Broomfield
John MillsLord Chelmsford
Rohini HattangadiKasturba Gandhi
Martin SheenVince Walker
Ian CharlesonReverend Charlie Andrews
Harsh NayyarNathuram Godse
Athol FugardGeneral Jan Christiaan Smuts
Günther Maria HalmerDr. Herman Kallenbach
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Saeed JaffreySardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Geraldine JamesMirabehn
Alyque PadamseeMohammad Ali Jinnah
Amrish PuriKhan
Roshan SethPandit Nehru
Ian BannenSenior Police Officer Fields
Michael BryantPrincipal Secretary
John ClementsAdvocate General
Richard GriffithsCollins
Nigel HawthorneKinnoch
Bernard HeptonG.O.C.
Michael HordernSir George Hodge
Shreeram LagooGopal Krishna Gokhale
Virendra RazdanMaulana Azad
Richard VernonSir Edward Gait
Prabhakar PatankarPrakash
Vijay KashyapApte
Nigam PrakashKarkare
Supriya PathakManu
Neena GuptaAbha
Shane RimmerCommentator
Peter HarloweLord Mountbatten
Anang DesaiJ.B. Kripalani
Winston NtshonaPorter
Peter CartwrightEuropean Passenger
Marius WeyersConductor
Richard MayesBaker
Alok NathTyeb Mohammed
Dean GasperSingh
Ken HutchisonPolice Sergeant
Norman ChancerReporter
Gulshan KapoorRich Merchant
Charu Bala ChokshiAyah
Raj ChaturvediHarilal Gandhi
Avpar JhitaManilal Gandhi
Anthony SaggerRamdas Gandhi
Om PuriNahari (uncredited)
David GantDaniels
Daniel Day-LewisColin
Ray BurdisYouth
Daniel PeacockYouth
Avis BunnageColin's Mother
Caroline HutchisonSonja Schlesin
Mohan AgasheTyeb Mohammed's Friend
Sudhanshu MishraMan in Gallery
Dina NathMiner
John SavidentManager of the Mine
John PatrickMounted Police Sergeant
Michael GodleyClergyman
Stewart HarwoodPrison Officer
Stanley McGeaghPrison Guard
Christopher GoodYoung Englishman
David MarkhamOlder Englishman
Jyoti SarupYoung Indian Reporter
John NaylorEnglish Reporter
Wilson GeorgeAmerican Reporter
Hanshu MehtaOlder Indian Reporter
Sudarshan SethiMotilal Nehru
Sunila PradhanMrs. Motilal Nehru
Moti MakanTraveller on Train Roof
Jalal AghaTraveller on Train Roof
Rupert FrazerCavalry Troop Leader
Manohar PitaleShukla
Homi DaruvalaNehru's Friend
K.K. RainaNehru's Friend
Vivek SwaroopNehru's Friend
Raja BiswasNehru's Friend
Dominic GuardSubaltern
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