Gandhi (DVD) Reviews

A wonderful wonderful film, Ben Kingsley is fantastic as Gandhi the leader of an Indian movement to bring about the end of British Colonialism through peaceful protest. Directed by Richard Attenborough this is an incredibly thoughtful and well paced film, with wonderful backgrounds, the visuals are a sight to behold and show the real ...  Read the complete review

My next review although is for a film, I am proud to be writing about, its not only based on a true story, but also has a significant impact on my heritage, and moreover important for many Indians all over the world. This review is on the 1982, Academy award winning film "Gandhi", directed by Richard Attenborough and starring the ...  Read the complete review

Gandhi is one of those films that I've been meaning to watch for a long time, a film labelled as a classic, so I decided to rent the DVD and see what I was missing. The film is directed by Richard Attenborough and starred Ben Kingsley in the role of Gandhi. The film starts by showing Gandhi's death, which is where the film also ends, ...  Read the complete review

This is a magnificent epic film, produced and directed by Sir Richard Attenborough, which tells the story of one of History’s most remarkable and charismatic figures: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi…the Mahatma.The film stars Ben Kingsley in possibly his finest role, as Gandhi and a host of top names, including Candice Bergen, Edward ...  Read the complete review

'Gandhi' is undeservedly one of the least well-known Oscar-winning films of recent years, picking up nine of the awards in 1982, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. However, I'll be honest with you, I'd not actually seen it before the recent DVD release of the movie, and I certainly didn't realise how well ...  Read the complete review

Title: Gandhi Certificate: PG Director: Richard Attenborough Writer: John Briley Stars: Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Martin Sheen, Rohini Hattangandy Runtime: 188 minutes Made: UK/USA/India Richard Attenborough's epic rendering ...  Read the complete review

Considering Gandhi the man died 25 years before I was born it is interesting to consider how much of what I know of him is through this film. The fact is, everything. Ben Kingsley plays Gandhi with great skill, creating a character who we care deeply about by the end of this 3 hour movie. David Attenborough, the director, seems to have gone to ...  Read the complete review