Gandhi

Attenborough, Richard. (Added Author). Briley, John. (Added Author). Kingsley, Ben, 1943- (Added Author). Bergen, Candice, 1946- (Added Author). Fox, Edward, 1937- (Added Author). Gielgud, John, 1904-2000 (Added Author). Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988 (Added Author). Mills, John, 1908-2005 (Added Author). Sheen, Martin. (Added Author). Charleson, Ian. (Added Author). Fugard, Athol. (Added Author). Halmer, Gunther Maria. (Added Author). Jaffrey, Saeed, 1929- (Added Author). Taylor, Ronnie, 1924- (Added Author). Williams, Billy. (Added Author). Bloom, John. (Added Author). Shankar, Ravi, 1920- (Added Author). Athaiya, Bhanu. (Added Author). Mollo, John. (Added Author). Craig, Stuart, 1942- (Added Author). Seirton, Michael. (Added Author). Carolina Bank Limited (London, England) (Added Author). Goldcrest Films International. (Added Author). Indo-British Films, Ltd. (Added Author). International Film Investors (Firm) (Added Author). National Film Development Corporation of India. (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. (Cast).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781424840946
ISBN: 1424840945
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (190 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
Edition: 25th anniversary ; [Collector's ed.].
Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Widescreen. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1982. Special features: "In search of Gandhi" featurette: Lord Attenborough discusses the various hurdles he faced in getting the film made; "Reflections on Ben" featurette; "Madeleine Slade: an Englishwoman abroad" featurette; "The funeral" featurette; "Shooting an epic in India" featurette; "Looking back" featurette; "Designing Gandhi"--3 mini featurettes; "Ben Kingsley talks about Gandhi" featurette; four vintage newsreel shorts; "The making of 'Gandhi': a photo montage of behind-the-scenes stills.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Directors of photography, Ronnie Taylor, Billy Williams ; editor, John Bloom ; music, Ravi Shankar ; costume designers, Bhanu Athaiya, John Mollo ; production designer, Stuart Craig.
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.
Target Audience Note:	Canadian Home Video Rating: PG MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., surround.
Language Note:	English (Dolby 5.1), French (Dolby 2.0), Portuguese (Dolby 2.0) or Spanish (Dolby 2.0) dialogue, English, Korean, Portuguese, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, USA, 1983: 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).