Mount Prospect Library

Title:

Gandhi

Edition:

2-disc collector's edition; 25th anniversary edition.

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Publisher, Date:

[Culver City, Calif.] : Columbia Pictures, [1982]

[Culver City, Calif.] : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2007]

Description:

2 videodiscs (191 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

digital optical surround

widescreen version (2:35:1)

DVD-Video NTSC

video file DVD Video region 1

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.

Audience:

MPAA rating: PG.

Subjects:

Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 -- Drama.

Statesmen -- India -- Drama.

Nationalists -- India -- Drama.

Nonviolence -- Drama.

Passive resistance -- India -- Drama.

Religious leaders -- India -- Drama.

India -- Politics and government -- 1919-1947 -- Drama.

India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Drama.

India -- History -- 1947- -- Drama.

Genre:

Biographical films.

Epic films.

Historical films.

Film adaptations.

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Briley, John, screenwriter.

Attenborough, Richard, film director, film producer.

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.

Fugard, Athol, actor.

Halmer, Gunther Maria, 1943- actor.

Jaffrey, Saeed, 1929-2015, actor.

James, Geraldine, 1950- actor.

Padamsee, Alyque, actor.

Puri, Amrish, actor.

Seth, Roshan, 1942- actor.

Hattangady, Rohini, 1951- actor.

Bannen, Ian, 1928-1999, actor.

Bryant, Michael, 1928-2002, actor.

Clements, John, 1910-1988, actor.

Griffiths, Richard, 1947-2013, actor.

Hawthorne, Nigel, actor.

Hepton, Bernard, actor.

Hordern, Michael, 1911-1995, actor.

Lāgū, Śrīrāma, actor.

Puri, Om, actor.

Razdan, Virendra, -2003, actor.

Vernon, Richard, 1925-1997, actor.

Stanley-Evans, Michael, 1919-2004, film producer.

Jindal, Suresh, 1942-2022, co-producer.

Columbia Pictures.

International Film Investors (Firm)

Goldcrest Films International.

National Film Development Corporation of India.

Indo-British Films, Ltd.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)

Other Title:

On container: Gandhi, his triumph changed the world forever

At head of title: Richard Attenborough's film Gandhi

Performers:

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.

Language Notes:

In English, dubbed French, dubbed Portuguese, or dubbed Spanish with optional English, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, or French subtitles; director.'s commentary optional Portuguese, Spanish or Korean subtitles; Closed-captioned.

Contents:

Disc 2. Designing Gandhi (3:00) -- In search of Gandhi (9:00) -- Looking back (18:00) -- Madeleine Slade : an Englishwoman abroad (10:00) -- Reflections on Ben (9:00) -- Shooting an epic in India (18:00) -- The funeral (14:00) -- The words of Mahatma Gandhi (2:00) -- Vintage newsreel footage (10:00) -- Ben Kingsley talks about Gandhi (19:00) -- From the director.'s chair #1-on casting ; #2 on music (10:00).

ISBN

9781424840946

Publisher or Distributor Number:

17437

UPC:

043396174375