Gandhi (1982)

Regisseur:

Richard Attenborough

Drehbuchautor:

John Briley (writer)

Premierendatum:

8. Dezember 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Biographie | Drama | Historienfilm

Werbezeile:

His Triumph Changed The World Forever.

Plot:

Biography of Mahatma Gandhi, the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British through his philosophy of non-violent protest.

Plot Keywords:

Pacifism | Political Activism | Politics | Asia | No Opening Credits

Auszeichnungen:

Won 8 Oscars. Another 26 wins & 16 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

A great epic; Kingsley's best performance

Besetzung

Ben Kingsley	...	Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Candice Bergen	...	Margaret Bourke-White
Edward Fox	...	Gen. Reginald Dyer
John Gielgud	...	Lord Irwin
Trevor Howard	...	Judge Broomfield
John Mills	...	Lord Chelmsford
Martin Sheen	...	Vince Walker
Ian Charleson	...	Rev. Charlie Andrews
Athol Fugard	...	Gen. Jan Christiaan Smuts
Günther Maria Halmer	...	Dr. Herman Kallenbach (as Gunter Maria Halmer)
Saeed Jaffrey	...	Sardar Valabhhai Patel
Geraldine James	...	Meerabahen
Alyque Padamsee	...	Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Amrish Puri	...	Khan
Roshan Seth	...	Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Alternativ:

Richard Attenborough's Film: Gandhi (USA) (complete title)

Länge:

188 Min

Produktionsland:

UK | India

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Schwarzweiss | Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.20 : 1

Tonverfahren:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Altersfreigabe:

Portugal:M/12 | Iceland:L | Spain:T | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (original rating) | Australia:PG (video rating) | Canada:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Ireland:PG | Norway:11 | Norway:12 (1983) | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Drehorte:

Aga Khan Palace, Nagar Rd, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Firma:

Carolina Bank

Dies und das:

Richard Attenborough first offered Candice Bergen her cameo role in 1966.

Pannen:

When Gandhi is escorted into the office of the top prison official, the pendulum on the grandfather clock in the background jumps between shots.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Gandhi: [Godse shoots Gandhi in the chest] Oh God!

Querbezüge:

Bezug enthalten in "Saturday Night Live: Joan Rivers/Musical Youth (#8.17)" (1983)

A great epic; Kingsley's best performance

As soon as I finished watching Gandhi, I thought to myself "This movie had to have won Best Picture." I think it's one of the best epics of all time. It masterfully tells one of the most important stories of the 20th century, that of India's struggle to free itself, spearheaded by one of the most extraordinary men of all time, Mahatma Gandhi. I would be hard pressed to name anything lacking about it. Direction, cinematography, costumes, they're all great. And Ben Kingsley! Without a doubt his portrayal of Gandhi is one of the best performances of his career, if not THE best. Playing the pacifist Indian lawyer-turned-leader couldn't have been an easy task, and I don't think anyone could have pulled it off as well as he did. This movie deserves all the praise anyone gives it and more. Excellent.