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Summary: | Follows the life of Mahatma Gandhi from his days as a lawyer in South Africa to his role as India's spiritual leader against the British. Bonus features include featurettes, interviews, an introduction by Sir Richard Attenborough, and more. Spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi uses nonviolent protest to lead India out of British rule. |
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Item Description: | Title from container. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1982. Special features: "In search of Gandhi" featurette: Lord Attenborough discusses the various hurdles he faced in getting the film made; "Reflections on Ben" featurette; "Madeleine Slade: an Englishwoman abroad" featurette; "The funeral" featurette; "Shooting an epic in India" featurette; "Looking back" featurette; "Designing Gandhi" - 3 mini featurettes; "Ben Kingsley talks about Gandhi" featurette; four vintage newsreel shorts; "The making of 'Gandhi': a photo montage of behind-the-scenes stills. |
Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (190 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
Format: | DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., surround. |
Audience: | MPAA rating: PG. |
Awards: | 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). |
Production Credits: | Directors of photography, Ronnie Taylor, Billy Williams ; editor, John Bloom ; music, Ravi Shankar ; costume designers, Bhanu Athaiya, John Mollo ; production designer, Stuart Craig. |
ISBN: | 1424840945 9781424840946 |