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Gandhi
His triumph changed the world forever.
His triumph changed the world forever.
Drama, History - 1982
8.0
85%
79
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.

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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
191 min
Release date:
30 Nov 1982
Country:
IN, GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$22,000,000
Revenue:
$77,737,889
Awards:
Won 8 Oscars. 35 wins & 21 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
[Of] importance is the possibility that the film will bring Gandhi to the attention of a lot of people around the world for the first time, not as a saint but as a self-searching, sometimes fallible human being with a sense of humor as well as of history.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
A remarkable experience.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
rotten:
Attenborough's work lacks even the undercurrent of personality that David Lean brought to his films: the film has no flavor but that of the standard Hollywood hagiography.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
17 Dec 2006
fresh:
Once in a long while a motion picture so eloquently expressive and technically exquisite comes along that one is tempted to hail it as being near perfect.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
29 Jan 2008
fresh:
In playing Gandhi, an actor must be less concerned with physical verisimilitude than with spiritual presence, and here Kingsley is nothing short of astonishing.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
24 Feb 2010
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