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Synopsis: 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. Dedicated to the concept of nonviolent resistance, Gandhi is initially dismissed by English officials, including the influential Lord Irwin (John Gielgud), but eventually he and his cause become internationally renowned, and his gatherings of passive protest move India towards independence.
Production: Columbia Pictures
  Won 8 Oscars. Another 27 wins & 20 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.1
Metacritic:
79
Rotten Tomatoes:
85%
PG
Year:
1982
191 min
1,262 Views


Gandhi's white shawl is stained with blood as he falls.

GANDHI:

Oh, God... oh, God...

Amid the screams and sounds of chaos we dissolve through to

KINGSWAY - NEW DELHI - EXTERIOR - DAY

Close shot. Soldier's feet moving in the slow step, half-

step, step of the requiem march...

Full shot. The huge funeral procession -- crowds such as

have never been seen on the screen massed along the route.

People everywhere, clinging to monuments, lamp standards,

trees -- and as the camera pulls back from the funeral cortege

it reveals more and more... and more. All are silent. We

only hear a strange, rhythmic shuffling, pierced by an

occasional wail of grief. We see the soldiers and sailors

lining the route, their hands locked together in one seemingly

endless chain. We see the two hundred men of the Army, Navy

and Air Force drawing the Army weapon-carrier that bears the

body of Gandhi.

And finally we see Gandhi lying on the weapon-carrier,

surrounded by flowers, a tiny figure in this ocean of grief

and reverence.

THE COMMENTATORS' ROSTRUM - KINGSWAY - NEW DELHI - EXTERIOR -

DAY:

Commentators from all over the world are covering the

ceremony. We concentrate on one, let us say the most

distinguished American broadcaster of the time, Edward R.

Murrow, who sits on the makeshift platform, a microphone

marked "CBS" before him, describing the procession as

technicians and staff move quietly around him.

MURROW:

(clipped, weighted)

...The object of this massive tribute

died as he had always lived -- a

private man without wealth, without

property, without official title or

office...

KINGSWAY - NEW DELHI - EXTERIOR - DAY

As the cortege continues on its way, we get shots of the

marching soldiers, of the faces of Sikhs, and Tamils, Anglo-

Indians, Moslems from the north, Marathas from the south,

blue-eyed Parsees, dark-skinned Keralans...

MURROW'S VOICE-OVER

Mahatma Gandhi was not a commander

of great armies nor ruler of vast

lands, he could boast no scientific

achievements, no artistic gift...

Yet men, governments and dignitaries

from all over the world have joined

hands today to pay homage to this

little brown man in the loincloth

who led his country to freedom...

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John Briley

John Richard Briley is an American writer best known for screenplays of biographical films. He won the Academy Award For Best Original Screenplay at the 1982 Oscars for Gandhi. more…

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