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Gandhi

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...

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Main Authors: Shankar, Ravi, 1920- (Composer), Fenton, George. (Composer, Conductor)
Corporate Author: 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 Authors: Attenborough, Richard. (Director), Williams, Billy, 1929- (Cinematographer), Taylor, Ronnie, 1924- (Cinematographer), Stanley-Evans, Michael, 1919-2004. (Producer), Briley, John. (Screenwriter), 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, Sir, 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, d. 2003. (Actor), Vernon, Richard, 1925-1997. (Actor), Mollo, John. (Costume designer), Athaiya, Bhanu. (Costume designer), Craig, Stuart, 1942- (Designer), Bloom, John, 1935- (Film editor)
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
Korean
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2007]
Edition: 2-disc collector's ed.; 25th anniversary ed.
Subjects:
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Gandhi, > Mahatma, > 1869-1948 > Drama.
Statesmen > India > Drama.
Nationalists > India > Drama.
India > Politics and government > 1919-1947 > Drama.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Epic films.
Feature films.
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.
Item Description: Originally produced as a motion picture in 1982.
Special features: Disc 1. Introduction by Richard Attenborough; Commentary by Richard Attenborough. Disc 2. Photo gallery of vintage lobby cards; "The making of Gandhi" video montage; "Milestones in the life of Gandhi" interactive timeline; Trailer.
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (191 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD; region 1, NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; Remastered in high definition.
Audience: MPAA rating: PG.
Awards: Academy Awards, USA, 1982: 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).
Production Credits: Costume designers, John Mollo, Bhanu Athaiya ; art directors, Ram Yedekar, Norman Dorme ; set decorator, Michael Seirton ; music conducted by George Fenton ; associate producer, Suresh Jindal ; sound recordist, Simon Kaye ; production designer, Stuart Craig ; film editor, John Bloom ; in charge of production, Terence A. Clegg ; co-producer, Rani Dubé ; music, Ravi Shankar ; orchestral score and additional music, George Fenton.
ISBN: 1424840945
9781424840946

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