Gandhi

Resource Information

The work Gandhi represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Gandhi

Statement of responsibility

Columbia Pictures ; written by John Briley ; produced and directed by Richard Attenborough

Contributor

• Columbia Pictures
• Athaiya, Bhanu
• Attenborough, Richard
• Bergen, Candice, 1946-
• Bloom, John
• Briley, John
• Craig, Stuart
• Fox, Edward, 1937-
• Gielgud, John, 1904-2000
• Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988
• Kingsley, Ben, 1943-
• Mills, John, 1908-2005
• Mollo, John
• Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012
• Sheen, Martin
• Taylor, Ronnie, 1924-
• Williams, Billy

Subject

• Feature films
• Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 -- Assassination -- Drama
• Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 -- Drama
• Great Britain -- Colonies -- India -- Drama
• India -- Drama
• India -- History -- 1947- -- Drama
• India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Drama
• Nonviolence -- Drama
• Religious leaders -- India -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Videodiscs

Genre

• Drama
• Feature films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Videodiscs

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

Runtime

190

Target audience

general

Technique

live action