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The Resource Gandhi, Columbia Pictures ; written by John Briley ; produced and directed by Richard Attenborough, (videorecording)

Gandhi, Columbia Pictures ; written by John Briley ; produced and directed by Richard Attenborough, (videorecording)

Label
Gandhi
Title
Gandhi
Statement of responsibility
Columbia Pictures ; written by John Briley ; produced and directed by Richard Attenborough
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • por
  • spa
  • eng
  • kor
  • por
  • spa
  • eng
Summary
Follows the life of Mahatma Gandhi from his days as a lawyer in South Africa to his role as India's spiritual leader by using his philosophy of non-violent but direct-action protest that helped end British rule. Centers on the extraordinary man who fought for a nonviolent, peaceful existence and set an entire nation free
Awards note
Academy Awards, USA, 1983: 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)
Cataloging source
KyLxBWI
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Directors of photography, Ronnie Taylor, Billy Williams ; editor, John Bloom ; music, Ravi Shankar ; costume designers, Bhanu Athaiya, John Mollo ; production designer, Stuart Craig
Dewey number
  • [Fic]
  • 813/.54
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG
Language note
  • Soundtrack in English, French, Portuguese or Spanish; subtitles in English, Korean, Portuguese or Spanish
  • Closed captioned
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.G36 2007
PerformerNote
Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Martin Sheen, Ian Charleson, Athol Fugard, Gunter Maria Halmer, Saeed Jaffrey
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1943-
  • 1946-
  • 1937-
  • 1904-2000
  • 1916-1988
  • 1908-2005
  • 1924-
  • 1920-2012
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Kingsley, Ben
  • Bergen, Candice
  • Fox, Edward
  • Gielgud, John
  • Howard, Trevor
  • Mills, John
  • Sheen, Martin
  • Briley, John
  • Attenborough, Richard
  • Taylor, Ronnie
  • Williams, Billy
  • Bloom, John
  • Shankar, Ravi
  • Athaiya, Bhanu
  • Mollo, John
  • Craig, Stuart
  • Columbia Pictures
Runtime
190
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Gandhi
  • Gandhi
  • Nonviolence
  • Religious leaders
  • Great Britain
  • India
  • India
  • India
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
Gandhi, Columbia Pictures ; written by John Briley ; produced and directed by Richard Attenborough, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Title from container
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1982
  • Special features included
Bar code
  • 31223148188692
  • 31223148188700
  • 31223148188718
  • 31223148188726
  • 31223148188684
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen format; 25th anniversary 2-Disc Collector's ed.
Extent
2 videodiscs (190 min.)
Isbn
9781424840946
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
043396174375
Other physical details
sd., col.
Publisher number
17437
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD player required; Dolby 5.1 surround, Dolby 2.0 stereo.; region 1
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Gandhi, Columbia Pictures ; written by John Briley ; produced and directed by Richard Attenborough, (videorecording)
Publication
Note
  • Title from container
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1982
  • Special features included
Bar code
  • 31223148188692
  • 31223148188700
  • 31223148188718
  • 31223148188726
  • 31223148188684
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen format; 25th anniversary 2-Disc Collector's ed.
Extent
2 videodiscs (190 min.)
Isbn
9781424840946
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
043396174375
Other physical details
sd., col.
Publisher number
17437
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD player required; Dolby 5.1 surround, Dolby 2.0 stereo.; region 1
Video recording format
DVD

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