This acclaimed biographical drama presents major events in the life of Mohandas Gandhi (Ben Kingsley), the beloved Indian leader who stood against British rule over his country. And the stubborn nature of Jinnah and his commitment towards Pakistan is portrayed.
18 October 1950, Ambala, Punjab, India
20 February 1951, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK
3 February 1945, Johannesburg, South Africa
1920 in Islington, London, England, UK
20 November 1930, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
29 May 1954, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
29 April 1957, Greenwich, London, England, UK
3 April 1913, Wick, Worcestershire, England, UK
3 August 1940, Dayton, Ohio, USA
12 March 1947
26 December 1922, Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
20 May 1908, British India
February 28, 2017
The movie aims primarily to demonstrate how such a man could accomplish so much, but also how monumental his task was and how it ultimately claimed his life
February 24, 2010
In playing Gandhi, an actor must be less concerned with physical verisimilitude than with spiritual presence, and here Kingsley is nothing short of astonishing.
January 29, 2008
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.
May 06, 2017
Grievously doting and squeamishly evasive.
December 17, 2006
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.
January 13, 2014
Above all, Kingsley's astonishing performance, capturing both Gandhi's divine light and his irresistible simplicity, inspires this ambitious film.
February 20, 2013
Attenborough shows once again his skill in managing the big set-piece.
January 13, 2014
Tthe film Gandhi is more stuffy than stately, more prestigious than prodigious. It never quite captures the essence of Gandhi, or the influence he exerted on other leaders, including Martin Luther King. It's a broad but shallow river of information.
February 22, 2016
The inability to capture moments of simple, uncomplicated emotion show up the hollowness and over-staged theatricality of Richard Attenborough's Gandhi with exasperating frequency.
February 20, 2013
While Kingsley (who took one of eight Oscars) is the glue that holds this epic piece together, you must relish a cast that includes John Gielgud, Edward Fox, John Mills, Martin Sheen and Roshan Seth.
February 17, 2015
They simply do not build movies like this any more, which is a pity.
June 24, 2006
Its faults rather pale beside the epic nature of its theme, and Kingsley's performance in the central role is outstanding.
