Gandhi, Columbia Pictures in association with Goldcrest Films and International Film Investors and National Film Development Corporation of India and Indo-British Films present; written by John Briley; produced and directed by Richard Attenborough
Type
Label
Gandhi, Columbia Pictures in association with Goldcrest Films and International Film Investors and National Film Development Corporation of India and Indo-British Films present; written by John Briley; produced and directed by Richard Attenborough
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
resource.interestAgeLevel
MPAA rating : PG
Main title
Gandhi
Medium
videorecording DVD
Responsibility statement
Columbia Pictures in association with Goldcrest Films and International Film Investors and National Film Development Corporation of India and Indo-British Films present; written by John Briley; produced and directed by Richard Attenborough
Runtime
191
Summary
Follows the life of Mahatma Gandhi from his days as a lawyer in South Africa to his role as India's spiritual leader by using his philosophy of non-violent but direct-action protest that helped end British rule. Centers on the extraordinary man who fought for a nonviolent, peaceful existence and set an entire nation free
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Contributor
- Mills, John, 1908-2005
- Stanley-Evans, Michael
- Taylor, Ronnie, 1924-
- Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988
- Bergen, Candice, 1946-
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Fenton, George
- Attenborough, Richard
- Bloom, John, 1935-
- Clegg, Terence A
- Briley, John
- Gielgud, John, 1904-2000
- Craig, Stuart, 1942-
- Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012
- Williams, Billy, 1929-
- Fox, Edward, 1937-
- Dubé, Rani
- Kingsley, Ben, 1943-
- Sheen, Martin
Subject
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- India -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs
- India -- History -- 1947- -- Drama
- Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 -- Drama
- Pacifism -- Drama
- Hunger strikes -- India -- Drama
- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Drama
- Interpersonal relations -- Drama
- Historical films
- Religious leaders -- Drama
- Conduct of life -- Drama
- Nonviolence -- Drama
- Assassination -- India -- Drama
Content
Actor
resource.cinematographer
Director
composerexpression
Producer
resource.screenwriter
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor19
- Mills, John, 1908-2005
- Stanley-Evans, Michael
- Taylor, Ronnie, 1924-
- Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988
- Bergen, Candice, 1946-
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Fenton, George
- Attenborough, Richard
- Bloom, John, 1935-
- Clegg, Terence A
- Briley, John
- Gielgud, John, 1904-2000
- Craig, Stuart, 1942-
- Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012
- Williams, Billy, 1929-
- Fox, Edward, 1937-
- Dubé, Rani
- Kingsley, Ben, 1943-
- Sheen, Martin
- Genre4
- Subject15
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- India -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs
- India -- History -- 1947- -- Drama
- Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 -- Drama
- Pacifism -- Drama
- Hunger strikes -- India -- Drama
- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Drama
- Interpersonal relations -- Drama
- Historical films
- Religious leaders -- Drama
- Conduct of life -- Drama
- Nonviolence -- Drama
- Assassination -- India -- Drama
- Content1
- Actor6
- resource.cinematographer2
- Director1
- composerexpression1
- Producer1
- resource.screenwriter1