Poster for Gandhi

Gandhi

1982, drama, history

191 minutes

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...

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Cast

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Mahatma Gandhi

Candice Bergen

Candice Bergen

Margaret Bourke-White

Edward Fox

Edward Fox

General Dyer

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Lord Irwin

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Judge Broomfield

John Mills

John Mills

Lord Chelmsford

Rohini Hattangadi

Rohini Hattangadi

Kasturba Gandhi

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Vince Walker

Ian Charleson

Ian Charleson

Reverend Charlie Andrews

Harsh Nayyar

Harsh Nayyar

Nathuram Godse

Athol Fugard

Athol Fugard

General Jan Christiaan Smuts

Günther Maria Halmer

Günther Maria Halmer

Dr. Herman Kallenbach

Saeed Jaffrey

Saeed Jaffrey

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Geraldine James

Geraldine James

Mirabehn

Alyque Padamsee

Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Roshan Seth

Roshan Seth

Pandit Nehru

Ian Bannen

Ian Bannen

Senior Police Officer

Michael Bryant

Michael Bryant

Principal Secretary

John Clements

John Clements

Advocate General

Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel Hawthorne

Kinnoch

Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

Sir George Hodge

Shreeram Lagoo

Shreeram Lagoo

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Virendra Razdan

Maulana Azad

Richard Vernon

Richard Vernon

Sir Edward Gait

Nigam Prakash

Karkare

Shane Rimmer

Shane Rimmer

Commentator

Peter Harlowe

Lord Mountbatten

Anang Desai

Anang Desai

J.B. Kripalani

Peter Cartwright

European Passenger

Marius Weyers

Marius Weyers

Conductor

Alok Nath

Alok Nath

Tyeb Mohammed

Dean Gasper

Singh

Ken Hutchison

Police Sergeant

Norman Chancer

Reporter

Gulshan Kapoor

Rich Merchant

Raj Chaturvedi

Harilal Gandhi

Avpar Jhita

Manilal Gandhi

Anthony Sagger

Ramdas Gandhi

Om Puri

Om Puri

Nahari (uncredited)

David Gant

David Gant

Daniels

Ray Burdis

Ray Burdis

Youth

Avis Bunnage

Colin's Mother

Caroline Hutchison

Caroline Hutchison

Sonja Schlesin

Mohan Agashe

Mohan Agashe

Tyeb Mohammed's Friend

Sudhanshu Mishra

Man in Gallery

Dina Nath

Miner

John Savident

Manager of the Mine

John Patrick

Mounted Police Sergeant

Michael Godley

Clergyman

Stewart Harwood

Prison Officer

Stanley McGeagh

Prison Guard

Christopher Good

Christopher Good

Young Englishman

David Markham

Older Englishman

Jyoti Sarup

Young Indian Reporter

John Naylor

English Reporter

Wilson George

American Reporter

Hanshu Mehta

Older Indian Reporter

Sudarshan Sethi

Motilal Nehru

Sunila Pradhan

Mrs. Motilal Nehru

Moti Makan

Traveller on Train Roof

Jalal Agha

Jalal Agha

Traveller on Train Roof

Rupert Frazer

Rupert Frazer

Cavalry Troop Leader

Homi Daruvala

Nehru's Friend

K.K. Raina

K.K. Raina

Nehru's Friend

Vivek Swaroop

Nehru's Friend

Raja Biswas

Nehru's Friend

Dominic Guard

Dominic Guard

Subaltern

Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill

Sergeant Putnam

Rama Kant Jha

Village Leader

Nana Palsikar

Nana Palsikar

Villager

Alpna Gupta

Villager's Wife

John Quentin

John Quentin

Batsman

Graham Seed

Wicket-Keeper

Bob Barbenia

Police Guard

Gerald Sim

Gerald Sim

Magistrate

Sanjeev Puri

Young Man

Gareth Forwood

Gareth Forwood

Secretary

Vijay Crishna

Chauffeur

Sankalp Dubey

Servant

James Cossins

James Cossins

Brigadier

Gurcharan Singh

Speaker in Jallianwalla Bagh

John Vine

John Vine

A.D.C.

Geoffrey Chater

Government Advocate

Ernest Clark

Ernest Clark

Lord Hunter

Habib Tanvir

Indian Barrister

Pankaj Mohan

Mahadev Desai

Subhash Gupta

Policeman at Chauri Chaura

Aadil

Policeman at Chauri Chaura

Rajeshwar Nath

Marcher at Chauri Chaura

S.S. Thakur

Marcher at Chauri Chaura

Rahul Gupta

Boy with Goat

Barry John

Police Superintendent

Brian Oulton

Brian Oulton

Clerk of Court

James Snell

Court Reporter

John Boxer

Court Reporter

Gerard Norman

Court Reporter

Bernard Horsfall

Bernard Horsfall

General Edgar

Richard Leech

Richard Leech

Brigadier

Pankaj Kapur

Pankaj Kapur

Pyarelal

Tarla Mehta

Sarojini Naidu

David Sibley

David Sibley

Subaltern

Stanley Lebor

Stanley Lebor

Police Officer

Terrence Hardiman

Terrence Hardiman

Ramsay MacDonald

Monica Gupta

Little Girl

Jon Croft

Colonel

William Hoyland

Adjutant

John Ratzenberger

John Ratzenberger

American Lieutenant

Jack McKenzie

Major at Aga Khan Palace

Tom Alter

Tom Alter

Doctor at Aga Khan Palace

Jane Myerson

Lady Mountbatten

Roop Kumar Razdan

Hindu Youth at Ashram

Bani Sharad Joshi

Woman Refugee

Vagish Kumar Singh

Man Refugee

Dilsher Singh

Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Sudhir Dalvi

Sudhir Dalvi

Police Commissioner

Tilak Raj

Tahib

Irpinder Puri

Sushila Nayyar

Pren Kapoor

Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

Vinay Apte

Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

Aswini Kumar

Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

Avinash Dogra

Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

Shreedhar Joshi

Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

Suhas Palshikar

Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

Karkirat Singh

Nehru's Aide

Shekhar Chatterjee

Suhrawardy

Amarjeet

Goonda

Pratap Desai

Goonda

Sunil Shende

Goonda

Rovil Sinha

Goonda

Derek Lyons

Radio Reporter at Funeral (uncredited)

Fred Wood

Fred Wood

Man in the Crowd (uncredited)

Crew

Art

Robert W. Laing

, production design

Norman Dorme

Art direction

Ram Yedekar

Art direction

Cliff Robinson

Assistant art director

Agnes Fernandez

Assistant art director

Joe Lear

Other

Stuart Craig

Stuart Craig

Production design

Charles Torbett

Property master

Michael Seirton

Set decoration

Camera

Chic Anstiss

Camera operator

Pablo Bartholomew

Still photographer

Frank Connor

Still photographer

Costume and make-up

Graham Churchyard

Costume assistant

Bhanu Athaiya

Costume design

John Mollo

Costume design

Vera Mitchell

Hairstylist,

Connie Reeve

Makeup artist,

Crew

Gerry Crampton

Stunt coordinator

Directing

David Tomblin

First assistant director

Editing

John Bloom

Editor

Lighting

Production

Suresh Jindal

Associate producer

Rani Dubé

Co-producer

Michael Stanley-Evans

Executive producer

Sudesh Syal

Location manager

Graham Ford

Location manager

Diana White

Other

S. Banerji

Other

Terence A. Clegg

Producer,

Loretta Ordewer

Production coordinator

Soonu Ghadially

Publicist

Diana Hawkins

Publicist

Dolly Thakore

Publicist, casting

Sound

Nigel Davis

Boom operator

Archie Ludski

Dialogue editor

Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar

Original music composer

George Fenton

George Fenton

Original music composer,

Gerry Humphreys

Sound re-recording mixer

Robin O'Donoghue

Sound re-recording mixer

John Richards

Sound recordist

Simon Kaye

Sound recordist

Writing

John Briley

Writer

Visual effects

David H. Watkins

Special effects supervisor

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