Gandhi [Blu-ray]

Director: Richard Attenborough

Overview

It was Richard Attenborough's lifelong dream to bring the life story of Indian political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi to the screen. When it finally reached fruition in 1982, the 188-minute, Oscar-winning Gandhi was one of the most exhaustively thorough biopics ever made. The film begins in the early part of the 20th century, when Mohandas K. Gandhi (Ben Kingsley), 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," endeavoring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed. In the horrendous "slaughter" sequence, more extras appear on screen than in any previous historical epic. The supporting cast includes Candice Bergen as photographer Margaret Bourke-White, Athol Fugard as General Smuts, John Gielgud as Lord Irwin, John Mills as the viceroy, Martin Sheen as Walker, Trevor Howard as Judge Broomfield, and, in a tiny part as a street bully, star-to-be Daniel Day-Lewis. Gandhi won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/17/2009
UPC:	0043396154360
Original Release:	1982
Rating:	PG
Source:	Sony Pictures
Language:	English
Time:	3:11:00
Sales rank:	25,411

Special Features

Disc 1 - Blu-ray Exclusive: Gandhi's Legacy: A Picture-In-Graphics Track Introduction by Sir Richard Attenborough; ; Director's Commentary; ; Disc 2 - Vintage Newsreel Footage Sir Ben Kingsley Talks about Gandhi" In Search of Gandhi" "Reflections on Ben" "Madeleine Slade: An Englishwoman Abroad" "The Funeral " Looking Back" "Shooting an Epic in India" "Designing Gandhi" "From the Director's Chair" "The Words of Mahatma Gandhi" "The Making of Gandhi Photo Montage

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Ben Kingsley	Mahatma Gandhi
Candice Bergen	Margaret Bourke-White
Trevor Howard	Judge Broomfield
John Mills	Viceroy
Edward Fox	Gen. Dyer
John Gielgud	Lord Irwin
Martin Sheen	Walker
Ian Charleson	Charlie Andrews
Athol Fugard	Gen. Smuts
Saeed Jaffrey	Sardar Patel
Geraldine James	Mirabehn
Alyque Padamsee	Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Amrish Puri	Khan,Nahari
Roshan Seth	Pandit Nehru
Ian Bannen	Sr. Police Officer
Michael Bryant	Principal Secretary
John Clements	Advocate General
Richard Griffiths	Collins
Nigel Hawthorne	Kinnoch
Bernard Hepton	GOC
Michael Hordern	Sir George Hodge
Peter Harlowe	Lord Mountbatten
Jane Myerson	Lady Mountbatten
Shreeram Lagoo	Prof. Gokhale
Virendra Razdan	Maulana Azad
Richard Vernon	Sir Edward Gait
Harsh Nayyar	Nathuram Godse
Prabhakar Patankar	Prakash
Vijay Kahsyap	Apte
Nigam Prakash	Karkare
Supriya Pathak	Manu
Neena Gupta	Abha
Shane Rimmer	Commentator
Anang Desai	J.B. Kripalani
Alok Nath	Tyeb Mohammed
Dean Gaspar	Singh
David Gant	Daniels
Daniel Day-Lewis	Colin
Avis Bunnage	His Mother
Sunila Pradhan	Mrs. Motilal Nehru
Manohar Pitale	Shukla
Ernest Clark	Lord Hunter
Pankaj Mohan	Mahadev Desai
Bernard Horsfall	Gen. Edgar
Daleep Tahil	Zia,Zia
Terrence Hardiman	Ramsey MacDonald,Ramsey MacDonald
John Vine	ADC to Gen. Dyer
Gunter Maria Halmer	Actor,Herman Kallenbach
Rohini Hattangadi	Kasturba Gandhi
Vijay Kashyap	Apte
Winston Ntshona	Porter
Peter Cartwright	European Passenger
Marius Weyers	Conductor
Richard Mayes	Baker
Ken Hutchison	Police Sergeant
Norman Chancer	Reporter
Ray Burdis	Youth
Daniel Peacock	Youth
John Savident	Manager of the Mine
Stewart Harwood	Prison Officer
Stanley McGeagh	Prison Guard
Christopher Good	Young Englishman
David Markham	Older Englishman
Jalal Agha	Traveller on Train Roof
Rupert Frazer	Cavalry Troop Leader
Bernard Hill	Sergeant Putnam
Nana Palsikar	Villager
John Quentin	Batsman
Graham Seed	Wicket-Keeper
Gerald Sim	Magistrate
Colin Farrell	Clerk
Gareth Forwood	Secretary
James Cossins	Brigadier
Geoffrey Chater	Government Advocate
Barry John	Police Superintendant
Brian Oulton	Clerk of Court
James Snell	Court Reporter
John Boxer	Court Reporter
Richard Leech	Brigadier
David Sibley	Subaltern
Stanley Lebor	Police Officer
Jon Croft	Colonel
William Hoyland	Adjutant
John Ratzenberger	American Lieutenant
Charubala Chokshi	Ayah
Jack McKenzie	Major at Aga Khan Palace
Ravi Shankar	Composer
George Fenton	Composer

Technical Credits

John Briley

Robert Bolt

John Briley	Screenwriter
Michael Stanley-Evans	Executive Producer,Producer
Richard Attenborough	Producer
David Hathaway	Special Effects
Jonathan Bates	Sound Editor,Sound Effects
David H. Watkins	Special Effects
Gerry Crampton	Stunts
Rani Dub?	Producer
Nigel Davies	Sound Effects
Taffy Haines	Sound Effects
Gerry Humphreys	Sound Effects
Simon Kaye	Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Jake Eberts	Executive Producer,Producer
Martyn Hall	Special Effects
Abbas Ali Moghul	Stunts
Suresh Jindal	Producer
Robert Bolt	Screenwriter
Terence Clegg	Producer
Robin O'Donoghue	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Gandhi is a worshipful tribute to one of the 20th century's greatest leaders with Ben Kingsley giving a superb performance in the title role. Produced and directed on a grand scale by Richard Attenborough, the film sacrifices the complexities of history for an inspirational focus on its subject. Critics frequently cite the film's dismissal of supporting character development among its weaknesses, with the strongest objections reserved for Candice Bergen's miscast performance as photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White. Nonetheless, the film transcends the typical biopic with vivid recreations of important incidents from Gandhi's life. More than 300,000 extras, most of them unpaid volunteers, are said to have taken part in the funeral sequence, which occupies only slightly more than two minutes of the film. As was widely predicted, the film swept the Oscars, winning eight, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director.