Gandhi

Attenborough, Richard. (Producer, Director). 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). Jaffrey, Saeed, 1929- (Actor). Columbia Pictures. (Added Author). RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (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.

Item details

ISBN: 0800105141
ISBN: 9780800105143
Physical Description: videorecording
videocassette
2 videocassettes (187 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, c1990.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Originally released as motion picture in 1982.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Production designer, Stuart Craig ; editor, John Bloom ; in charge of production, Terence A. Clegg ; co-producer, Rani Dubʹe ; music, Ravi Shankar ; orchestral score & additional music, George Fenton ; directors of photography, Billy Williams, Ronnie Taylor ; executive producers, Michael Stanley-Evans.
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.
Target Audience Note:	Rated PG.
System Details Note:	VHS; hi-fi stereo; Dolby surround.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Screenplay written directly for the screen, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Art Direction, BEst Costume Design, and Best Sound.