Gandhi
DramaHistory
7.56/10
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|191 min
Release Date: 1982-12-01
Overview - In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, 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', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
Production Companies
GoldcrestIndo-BritishInternational Film InvestorsNational Film Development Corporation of IndiaColumbia Pictures
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CinemaSerf
7/10
As career defining roles go, this has to one of the more masterful efforts from Ben Kingsley who manages to engage right from the start with his sprightly, intelligent and considered portrayal of this visionary and independently minded man of peace. Arriving in South Africa, his baptism into a sea of bullishness and racism quickly tests his mettle and soon has him on the radar of a General Smuts (...
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