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Gandhi [Blu-ray]

Ben Kingsley (Actor), Candice Bergen (Actor), Richard Attenborough (Director, Producer) Rated:
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Genre Drama, Biography, Award Winning
Format Blu-ray, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, NTSC, Widescreen, AC-3
Contributor Columbia Pictures; Filmcrest & National Film, Edward Fox, Richard Attenborough, John Gielgud, Martin Sheen, Trevor Howard, Ben Kingsley, John Mills, Candice Bergen See more
Language English
Runtime 3 hours and 8 minutes
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Sir Ben Kingsley stars as Mohandas Gandhi in Lord Richard Attenborough's riveting biography of the man who rose from simple lawyer to worldwide symbol of peace and understanding. A critical masterpiece, GANDHI is an intriguing story about activism, politics, religious tolerance and freedom. But at the center of it all is an extraordinary man who fought for a nonviolent, peaceful existence, and set an entire nation free. Winner of 8 Academy Awards® including Best Picture, Best Director (Richard Attenborough) and Best Actor (Sir Ben Kingsley), GANDHI's highly acclaimed cast also includes Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, Sir John Gielgud, Roshan Seth and Martin Sheen.UHDSir Ben Kingsley stars as Mohandas Gandhi in Lord Richard Attenborough’s riveting biography of the man who rose from simple lawyer to worldwide symbol of peace and understanding. Winner of 8 Academy Awards® including Best Picture, Best Director (Richard Attenborough) and Best Actor (Sir Ben Kingsley), GANDHI’s highly acclaimed

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.35:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 5.25 x 0.4 inches; 3.52 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Richard Attenborough
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, NTSC, Widescreen, AC-3
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 3 hours and 8 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ February 17, 2009
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ Portuguese, French, Spanish
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ Dutch, English, Arabic, Portuguese, French, Spanish
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Richard Attenborough
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001MVYUPC
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 4,624 ratings

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Ben Kingsley. IS Mohandas Gandhi!
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Ben Kingsley. IS Mohandas Gandhi!
Ben Kingsley as Gandhi givers us a stunning representation of one of the most compelling spiritual and political leaders in BIG History,.I highly recommend this film, especially for young people searching for servant leadership today, fused closely together with deep moral conscience and pragmatic patience.Dave Bühler,PhD | Pax Christi USA & Lutheran Peace Fellowship
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Leah Harrogate
5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing film about an amazing man in an excellent restoration
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024
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I can't put it much better than I did in the title. I watched this film multiple times when it was first released in the theaters. When the DVD was released, I watched it so many times that I learned the lines. My DVD was eventually lost after so many moves over the years and I felt it time to purchase the Blu-ray. I was not disappointed and, as I said, I knew the lines so well that I could quote them before the actors said them even after so many years! If you have not seen this and hope for a better world with a greater respect for life, watch this, especially now in this age of such division. We can have a better world if we truly want it.
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John P. Jones III
5.0 out of 5 stars “The Story of My Experiments with Truth”…
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2021
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I read Gandhi’s autobiography, with the subject title, precisely half a century ago, when I was traveling through India the hard way, cheaply, not realizing at the time that I would be fulfilling Professor Gokhale's dictum to Gandhi. I purchased my copy in the country, very cheaply also, a shoddily produced product, though the words were the same as in the slick versions published in the West. Gandhi had a few eccentricities, for sure. Listing them would tend to discredit him. This movie of his life wisely never mentions them, though there are the slight allusions. The movie concentrated on the essential, well, truth of the matter: one very stubborn man took on the most powerful empire in the world and gained political independence for a third of a billion people. The question has been asked before, as it was in the movie: Would his tactics and actions have worked against Hitler, Stalin or Mao? We suspect not, though the question will always be hypothetical. Gandhi’s ideas and actions were based on the historical circumstances that were presented to him. And it is to the credit of the British people that they did work.

Sir Richard Attenborough directed this movie which was released in 1982. Ben Kingsley brilliantly plays Gandhi. My current doctor started life in the Punjab. I told him I had just watched the movie. His first comment, indeed, the comment of many is how much Kingsley looks like Gandhi. I agree. And Kingsley plays the part so well, stealing the stage. Oh, and my doc said: “I really need to have my (American) kids watch that.” Good advice for all of us, no matter where we started life.

The movie fittingly opens on January 30, 1948, showing Gandhi’s assassination less than half a year after the independence of India that he was largely responsible for. No, it was not by a fanatical Englishman distraught over the loss of his cushy home. Nor a Muslim, upset about the deaths of so many of his co-religionists during The Partition. He was killed by a fellow Hindu, a hard-right nationalist, who thought Gandhi had given too much away to “the other side.” A lesson for our own troubled times, as we have recently witnessed. Those who wrap themselves in the flag may be the first to injure our institutions and leaders.

There are numerous rich, beautifully filmed scenes that provides insights into the essence of the man. Gandhi was a lawyer! Freshly minted from University College, London, he went to South Africa and would wear a proper lawyerly three-piece suit. His dignity was a bit ruffled when he was unceremoniously thrown off the train in Pietermaritzburg for being “colored.” He spent a number of years rallying the local Indian community (the British imported Indians to many of their colonies, from Trinidad to Burma and Fiji). There’s a good scene of Gandhi winning a fight with one of South Africa’s giants: Jan Christian Smuts.

Gandhi is back in his native India in 1915. Professor Gokhale admonishes Gandhi: “See the real India, then you will know what to write. India is 700,000 villages, not a few hundred lawyers in Delhi and Bombay.” And so he does, tossing that three-piece suit into the dust-bin of history, thereafter dressing in homespun. Gandhi’s wife tells him that there are two forms of slavery in India: one for “untouchables,” the other for women. He wants to rid India of its evils and backwardness, without “importing the unhappiness of the West.” “Poverty”, Gandhi states, “…is the worst form of violence”.

The movie shows the British having their “Hitler/Stalin” moments when General Dyer commanded his troops to open fire on unarmed civilians at Amritsar, killing 1600. There is a great scene of one of my favorite metaphors, in which Attenborough literally films “the big boys" (the British leadership) with their cigars and brandy befuddled as to what to do with “this man,” (which is a polite formulation of what Churchill would call him).

Candace Bergen plays the delightful Margaret Bourke-White, taking the pictures by which most of us now visualize him.

Surely someone out there must object, but Alyque Padamsee brilliantly plays Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the father of modern day Pakistan. Padamsee just exudes “evil.” And indeed, in real life this womanizing hard-drinking, slick, Western-educated man was such an unlikely Muslim champion. Oh… the what if’s of history, as in, if this one man was more like Gandhi, might India never have been partitioned?

Peter Harlowe plays Lord Louis Mountbatten who peacefully lowers the British flag in 1947, recognizing Indian independence. In the tangled webs department, he himself would be assassinated by Irish extremists off Sligo, Ireland in 1979.

A great movie about a great man playing an outsized role in the sweeping drama of human history. 5-stars, plus.
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John A. McGhee
5.0 out of 5 stars Super
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2024
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Amazing.
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JESSICA SPRADLIN
5.0 out of 5 stars Gandhi film review
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2019
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Gandhi provided a refreshing, informative narration of Mohandas Gandhi’s life and accomplishments. Many of the events and occurrences during the film, as well as Gandhi’s life, I was completely unaware of. The film surprisingly begins with the tragic, inevitable ending to Gandhi’s life, which was his assassination. The audience then begins their journey following Gandhi’s defining movements and successes, as well as his many struggles. Gandhi, as a younger, naïve man, is shown traveling to South Africa on a train, which he is abruptly ejected from solely based upon his ethnicity and for sitting in first-class. Gandhi realized how biased the prejudiced laws towards Indian minorities were and began a campaign towards achieving these basic rights. Gandhi adamantly spoke to his fellow Indians regarding their non-violent stance, even in the face of physical harm. Throughout several demonstrations, Gandhi and many followers, including a large number of Indian miners, were arrested. It was following unflattering global media coverage that Gandhi and the South African Indian population were awarded several equal concessions.
After his release from the South African prison camp, following this victory, Gandhi returns to India with warm greeting from the populace. After some persuasion, Gandhi agrees to assist with the fight for independence from British rule in India. Gandhi speaks at several rallies and outlines his goal for non-violent, non-cooperation against the British. There were many marches and demonstrations held by the Indian general public, much to the British’s dismay. Indians were even encouraged to cease their purchase of British-made clothes and burn any existing British clothing they may have. The fight for independence was extremely difficult and faced many challenges, including the murder of innocent men, women and children by the British soldiers during a peaceful demonstration. Gandhi was even imprisoned on several occasions for a range of supposed infractions. Some of the demonstrators grew wary of the violence and would strike back in kind. In return, Gandhi vowed to fast, even if he died as a result, until the protestor violence had ended, which it did for a time.
Gandhi organized a march to the sea to signify Indians’ rights to their own natural salt resources, without British taxation. Many Indians joined Gandhi’s lead by selling and purchasing Indian salt, in lieu of the British options. Gandhi and his wife were yet again imprisoned for their demonstrations and speeches, but unfortunately his wife did not survive the last imprisonment. After successfully gaining the world’s attention, once again, there were discussions to facilitate India’s independence from British rule. Eventually it was decided to split India into two countries, due to Muslim and Hindu violence. Even this decision held its own rebuffs, as fighting erupted between the two groups at the borders. Gandhi vowed to fast until death or until the violence was completely eradicated amongst the groups. Violence did eventually cease and Gandhi began planning a risky visit to Pakistan. Unfortunately, as we know from history and the beginning of the film, Gandhi was assassinated shortly after ending his fast. The assassination was coordinated by those opposed to Gandhi’s multi-faith inclusion and perceived “Muslim tolerance.”
According to Invitation to World Religions Gandhi was a Hindu follower yet denounced certain of its beliefs and practices (p. 126). He was firmly opposed to the Hindu caste system and campaigned for the “untouchables” to be referred to as the “Children of God.” Gandhi diligently worked against these caste stereotypes to gain further respect for these individuals. He was also a proponent of women’s rights and their improved status. Gandhi believed in the “universality and truth of all religions and sought throughout his life to reconcile Hinduism and Islam” (Invitation to World Religions, p. 126). Unfortunately, his executioner was a Hindu nationalist that disagreed with these views.
Overall this movie was extremely informative and worth the view. It is astonishing to see one man’s determination, kindness and fortitude change the face of the world for the better.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Satisfied
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2024
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Gilbert Faes
5.0 out of 5 stars Aankoop Gandhi Blu-ray
Reviewed in Belgium on April 29, 2024
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5.0 out of 5 stars VERY HAPPY
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 12, 2023
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Said it was used but came new so I appreciate the people who sold me this I will surely be back to shop more from you I'm a big movie collector and Gandhi was one I needed have part of our history I would recommend to visit this seller check out there shop great prices and great customer service
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5.0 out of 5 stars Humanistische Botschaften....
Reviewed in Germany on April 11, 2019
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Ab 1969 nahm der beliebte britische Schauspieler Richard Attenborough (In which we serve, Brighton Rock, Flug des Phönix, Gesprengte Ketten) auch auf dem Regiestuhl Platz. Er drehte Filme wie "Oh what a lovely war", "Der junge Löwe", "Die Brücke von Arnheim" und "Magic" bevor er 1982 mit "Gandhi" seinen größten Triumph erlebte. Erzählt wird darin die Lebensgeschichte des indischen Unabhängigkeitskämpfer Mohandas Ghandi, genannt Mahatma Ghandi.
Das epische Biopic steht in der Tradition von monumentalen Großroduktionen wie "Lawrence von Arabien" oder "Nikolaus und Alexandra" und spielte weltweit 127 Millionen Dollar ein. Im Filmjahr 1982 belegte er den 12. Rang der umsatzstärksten Filme. In Indien, der Heimat von Gandhi, zählt Attenboroughs Film immer noch zu den größten Filmerfolgen aller Zeiten.
Bei der Oscarverleihung 1983 wurde "Gandhi" mit insgesamt 8 Trophäen ausgezeichnet. Richard Attenborough, der sein Herzensprojekt auch finanzierte, durfte den Preis für den besten Film entgegen nehmen und wurde ausserdem als bester Regisseur ausgezeichnet. Preise bekamen auch John Briley fürs beste Originaldrehbuch sowie Billy Williams und Ronnie Taylor für ihre Kamera-Gemeinschafsarbeit. Desweiteren gabs Preise in den Kategorien Bestes Szenenbild, bestes Kostümdesign und bester Schnitt. Nicht zu vergessen den brillianten Hauptdarsteller Ben Kingsley, dem es tatsächlich gelingt die Ausstrahlung des charismatischen kleinen Mannes auf die Leinwand zu zaubern. Eine große Leistung neben der verblüffenden Optik, die dem Makeup Künstler Tom Smith (oscarnominiert, aber kein Sieg) gelang. Begleitet wird diese Lebensgeschichte von der Musik und der Sitar von Ravi Shankar.

Der Kernpunkt des Films bildet die Ideale der Gewaltlosigkeit. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi wurde am 2. Oktober 1869 geboren und am 30. Januar 1948 ermordet.
Insgesamt 12 Mal war Gandhi für den Friedensnobelpreis nominiert- zuletzt in seinem Todesjahr 1948. Da der Preis nicht postum verliehen werden kann, entschied das Komitee, in jenem Jahr keinen Preis zu vergeben.
Der Film beginnt auch mit dem Attentat durch Nathuram Godse und erzählt danach im Rückblick das Leben Gandhis. Zuerst seine Zeit in Südafrika im Jahr 1893. Als junger Anwalt, der in England studierte, wird er dort mit der Apartheit konfrontiert und entscheidet sich gegen diese Ungerechtigkeit vorzugehen. Sein Weg ist der gewaltlose Widerstand und tatsächlich kann er gegen die dortige Rassentrennung Erfolge verzeichnen. Bei seiner Rückkehr ins Heimatland hat er dort auch schon einen großen Bekanntheitsgrad und setzt sich weiterhin für die Menschenrechte ein. Mit eindrucksvollen Bildern erlebt der Zuschauer seinen Kampf für die koloniale Ausbeutung durch das Empire. Er setzt sich stark für ein neues, autarkes von der bäuerlichen Lebensweise geprägtes Wirtschaftssystem ein - die Briten wollen allerdings die Kolonie Indien nicht aufgeben und setzen auf Gewalt. General Dyer (Edward Fox) befehligt das Massaker von Amritsar. Nach offiziellen Angaben starben durch den Kugelhagel der britischen Armee 379 gewaltlose Demonstranten, darunter auch Frauen und Kinder. Er ist beim Volk so beliebt, dass seine Hungerstreiks für eine positive Veränderung von Konflikten, wahrgenommen werden und erfolgreich sind. Er tritt für die Versöhnung zwischen Hindus und Muslimen ein. Am Ende wird Indien zwar von der britischen Kolonialherrschaft frei, doch die Unabhängigkeit schafft die Teilung Indiens in zwei neue Staaten: Indien und Pakistan...

Alle diese Stationen werden im Film in wunderbaren Bildern erzählt, der Zuschauer fühlt sich manchmal tatsächlich wie in Indien und nimmt an die Nöten der Bevölkerung teil. Gandhi selbst erscheint als bescheidener Mann, dem Reichtümer nichts bedeuteten, aber die Rechte der Menschen umso mehr. Mit seiner Frau (Rohini Hattangadi) und der Britin Mirabehn (Geraldine James) lebt er in der Abgeschiedenheit und führt ein "reiches" Leben in Armut. Attenborough konnte einige bekannte Filmschauspieler in Nebenrollen für diesen Film verpflichten: Trevor Howard, Martin Sheen, Candice Bergen, Roshan Seth, Saeed Jaffrey, Ian Charleson, Ian Bannen, John Mills und John Gielgud.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 無抵抗主義は。
Reviewed in Japan on February 1, 2024
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生物である以上、抗うのが当然と思っていましたが 映像を見て考えが変わりました。その後、多くの国で この主義は 貫かれています。
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Mouli
5.0 out of 5 stars MUST Have in you Movie Collection
Reviewed in India on March 24, 2015
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I must have watched this so many times, every time I watch this I get goosebumps. One the person himself and then there is the way the movie has been taken. Build up of events and how it all culminates to the where the move starts from.
Had ordered this movie so that my 10 year old daughter can relate to what she is reading in her textbooks. We had a great time watching this together and trying to answer her queries and clarification was really fun.
I hope the move has left a lasting impression on her and more clarity on Indian Independence struggle.

For a quite a lot of us, Ben Kingsley is probably how Gandhi looked. I am sure he must have lived that role to play it so well.

Great movie and must have in your collection and all more if you have school going kids and want them to learn Indian Independence history, please go ahead and order this movie and you will not regret this.
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