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1982
Gandhi is a 1982 biographical film directed and produced by Richard Attenborough and written by John Briley. It is based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi, a major leader in the Indian independence movement against the British Empire during the 20th century. It covers Gandhi's life from a defining moment in 1893, as he is thrown off a train in the Colony of Natal for being in a whites-only compartment and concludes with…
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Some films are remembered for the wrong reason. Case in question is *Gandhi*, 1982 epic by Richard Attenborrough, a movie which slipped from everyone's memory, except for the rabid Spielberg fans, who never forgave Academy's snubbing of *E.T.* The author of this review, on the other hand, encountered another *Gandhi related outrage. But this time, the man outraged was the old critic who lives in my home town and who…More
I can't believe that i spent all these years being a big fan of Ben Kingsley, loving biographical films, and also being interested in the life (and death) of Gandhi, yet didn't watch this film until i stumbled upon it by accident, yesterday. No matter who you are or where you come from, unless you truly weren't paying attention you almost certainly know at least a little bit about Gandhi but perhaps, like me, you we…More
