Gandhi /
Tells the story of Gandhi's adult life, when he led an entire country to freedom using non-violent methods.
| Uniform Title: | Gandhi (Motion picture) |
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| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English French Spanish |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captioned. In English, French, or Spanish; with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, or Thai. |
| Published: |
Burbank, CA :
Columbia TriStar Home Video,
[2001]
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| Edition: | Widescreen version. |
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| Summary: | Tells the story of Gandhi's adult life, when he led an entire country to freedom using non-violent methods. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1982. Digitally mastered audio & anamorphic video. Special features includes Ben Kingsley talks about Gandhi, Original newsreel footage : Gandhi goes to England ; Ghandi's farewell talk in Europe ; Mahatma Gandhi begins death fast ; Gandhi talks : first talking picture ever made by India's famous leader, The making of Gandhi photo montage, The words of Mahatma Gandhi, Weblink to official Mahatma Gandhi website, Theatrical trailer, Filmographies, Production notes. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 190 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 leaflet + 1 insert. |
| Format: | DVD; region 1; Dolby digital 5.1; aspect ratio 2.35:1. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: PG. |
| Awards: | Academy Awards, 1982: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Ben Kingsley) ; Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Stuart Craig, Robert W. Laing, Michael Seirton) ; Best Cinematrography (Billy Williams, Ronnie Taylor) ; Best Costume Design (John Mollo, Bhanu Athaiya) ; Best Director (Richard Attenborough) ; Best Film Editing (John Bloom) ; Best Picture (Richard Attenborough) ; Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (John Briley). American Cinema Editors, 1982: Best Edited Feature Film (John Bloom). BAFTA Awards, 1982: Best Actor (Ben Kingsley) ; Best Direction (Richard Attenborough) ; Best Film (Richard Attenborough) ; Best Supporting Actress (Rohini Hattangadi) ; Most Outstanding Newcomer to Leading Film Roles (Ben Kingsley). British Society of Cinematographers, 1982: Best Cinematography Award (Ronnie Taylor, Billy Williams). David di Donatello Awards, 1982: Best Foreign Film (Richard Attenborough) ; European David (Richard Attenborough). Directors Guild of America, 1982: Outstanding Directional Achievement in Motion Pictures (Richard Attenborough, David Tomblin). Evening Standard British Film Awards, 1983: Best Actor (Ben Kingsley). Golden Globes, 1982: Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Ben Kingsley) ; Best Director - Motion Picture (Richard Attenborough) ; Best Foreign Film ; Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (John Briley) ; New Star of hte Year in a Motion Picture - Male (Ben Kingsley). Guild of German Art House Cinemas, 1984: Foreign Film (Richard Attenborough). Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, 1982: Best Director - Foreign Film (Richard Attenborough). Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, 1982: Best Actor (Ben Kingsley). London Critics Circle Film Awards, 1983: Actor of the Year (Ben Kingsley). Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, 1982: Best Actor (Ben Kinsley). National Board of Review, 1982: Best Actor (Ben Kingsley) ; Best Film. New York Film Critics Circle Awards, 1982: Best Actor (Ben Kingsley) ; Best Film. |
| Production Credits: | Directors of photography, Billy Williams, Ronnie Taylor ; editor, John Bloom ; music, Ravi Shankar, George Fenton ; production designer, Stuart Craig. |
| ISBN: | 0767828070 9780767828079 |