Gandhi

Attenborough, Richard. (Director). Williams, Billy. (Cinematographer). Taylor, Ronnie, 1924- (Cinematographer). Stanley-Evans, Michael, 1919-2004 (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). Charleson, Ian. (Actor). Fugard, Athol. (Actor). Halmer, Gunther Maria, 1943- (Actor). Jaffrey, Saeed, 1929- (Actor). James, Geraldine, 1950- (Actor). Padamsee, Alyque. (Actor). Puri, Amrish. (Actor). Seth, Roshan, 1942- (Actor). Hattangady, Rohini, 1951- (Actor). Bannen, Ian, 1928-1999 (Actor). Bryant, Michael, 1928-2002 (Actor). Clements, John, Sir, 1910-1988 (Actor). Griffiths, Richard, 1947-2013 (Actor). Hawthorne, Nigel. (Actor). Hepton, Bernard. (Actor). Hordern, Michael, 1911-1995 (Actor). Lāgū, Śrīrāma. (Actor). Puri, Om. (Actor). Razdan, Virendra,-2003. (Actor). Vernon, Richard, 1925-1997 (Actor). Mollo, John. (Costume designer). Athaiya, Bhanu. (Costume designer). Seirton, Michael. (Added Author). Jindal, Suresh. (Film producer). Kaye, Simon. (Added Author). Clegg, Terence A. (Added Author). Dubé, Rani. (Film producer). Craig, Stuart, 1942- (Designer). Bloom, John, 1935- (Film editor). Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012 (Composer). Fenton, George. (Conductor, Composer). Columbia Pictures. (Added Author). International Film Investors (Firm) (Added Author). Goldcrest Films International. (Added Author). National Film Development Corporation of India. (Added Author). Indo-British Films, Ltd. (Added Author). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Martin Sheen, Ian Charleson, Athol Fugard, Gunter Maria Halmer, Saeed Jaffrey, Geraldine James, Alyque Padamsee, Amrish Puri, Roshan Seth, Rohini Hattangady, Ian Bannen, Michael Bryant, John Clements, Richard Griffiths, Nigel Hawthorne, Bernard Hepton, Michael Hordern, Shreeram Lagoo, Om Puri, Virendra Razdan, Richard Vernon. (Cast).

Summary: Chronicles the life of Gandhi beginning with his political activities in South Africa during the late 1890's and ending with his assassination at the hands of a Hindu extremist in 1948. Shows the development of his philosophy of non-violence as he leads the people of India to independence from the British.

Record details

ISBN: 9781424840946
ISBN: 1424840945
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (191 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
videorecording
Edition: 2-disc collector's ed.; 25th anniversary ed.
Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1982. Special features: Disc 1. Introduction by Richard Attenborough; Commentary by Richard Attenborough. Disc 2. Photo gallery of vintage lobby cards; "The making of Gandhi" video montage; "Milestones in the life of Gandhi" interactive timeline; Trailer.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 2. Designing Gandhi (3 min.) -- In search of Gandhi (9 min.) -- Looking back (18 min.) -- Madeleine Slade : an Englishwoman abroad (10 min.) -- Reflections on Ben (9 min.) -- Shooting an epic in India (18 min.) -- The funeral (14 min.) -- The words of Mahatma Gandhi (2 min.) -- Vintage newsreel footage (10 min.) -- Ben Kingsley talks about Gandhi (19 min.) -- From the director's chair #1-on casting ; #2 on music (10 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Costume designers, John Mollo, Bhanu Athaiya ; art directors, Ram Yedekar, Norman Dorme ; set decorator, Michael Seirton ; music conducted by George Fenton ; associate producer, Suresh Jindal ; sound recordist, Simon Kaye ; production designer, Stuart Craig ; film editor, John Bloom ; in charge of production, Terence A. Clegg ; co-producer, Rani Dubé ; music, Ravi Shankar ; orchestral score and additional music, George Fenton.
Participant or Performer Note:	Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Martin Sheen, Ian Charleson, Athol Fugard, Gunter Maria Halmer, Saeed Jaffrey, Geraldine James, Alyque Padamsee, Amrish Puri, Roshan Seth, Rohini Hattangady, Ian Bannen, Michael Bryant, John Clements, Richard Griffiths, Nigel Hawthorne, Bernard Hepton, Michael Hordern, Shreeram Lagoo, Om Puri, Virendra Razdan, Richard Vernon.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Filmed on location in India, The United Kingdom, and at Shepperton Studio Centre in Shepperton, Surrey, England.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD; region 1, NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; Remastered in high definition.
Language Note:	In English, dubbed French, dubbed Portuguese, or dubbed Spanish with optional English, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, or French subtitles; Director's commentary optional Portuguese, Spanish or Korean subtitles; Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, USA, 1982: Oscars for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Ben Kingsley) ; Best Art Direction - Set Decoration (Stuart Craig, Robert W. Laing, Michael Seirton) ; Best Cinematography (Billy Williams, Ronnie Taylor) ; Best Costume Design (John Mollo, Bhanu Athaiya) ; Best Director (Richard Attenborough) ; Best Film Editing (John Bloom) ; Best Picture ; Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (John Briley)