An epic account of Mahatma Gandhi’s lifelong struggle against British Imperialism in India, tracing his life from 1919 to his assassination in 1948. Filmed on a lavish scale mixing biography, history and adventure, Ben Kingsley’s gives an insightful performance as Gandhi. Co-starring Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, Sir John Gielgud, Martin Sheen, John Mills and Trevor Howard.
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316082
Languages
Arabic
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Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → India
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
History → Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948
History → India - History - Autonomy and independence movements
History → India - History - British occupation, 1765-1947
History → India - Politics and government - 20th century
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Sound
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Colour
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DVD; Access Print (Section 1)