Movie · 192 min · G · drm, hst
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.
Where to watch Gandhi
Available on 5 platforms across 1 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 1 countries, best placed at #346 in Japan.
- Japan #346
Available languages
Audio: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai
Subtitles: Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, NB, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
Chart history
Gandhi has spent 0 days in a top 3, 1 days in a top 10 and 11 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #7.
Cast
Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Rohini Hattangadi, Martin Sheen, Ian Charleson, Harsh Nayyar, Athol Fugard, Günther Maria Halmer, Saeed Jaffrey, Geraldine James, Alyque Padamsee, Amrish Puri, Roshan Seth, Ian Bannen
Crew
Richard Attenborough (director,producer), Terence A. Clegg (producer)
Awards
12 wins from 20 nominations.
- Academy Award for Best Actor 1983 — won
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay 1983 — won
- Academy Award for Best Production Design 1983 — won
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing 1983 — won
- Academy Award for Best Picture 1983 — won
- Academy Award for Best Costume Design 1983 — won
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography 1983 — won
- Academy Award for Best Director 1983 — won
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
- National Board of Review Award for Best Film — won
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
- National Board of Review Award for Best Film — won
- Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling 1983 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography 1983 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Sound 1983 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Original Score 1983 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay 1983 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing 1983 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Actor 1983 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Director 1983 — nominated