Gandhi

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Call Number: Blu-ray Drama Gandhi
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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Originally released as a motion picture in 1982.
Special features: Disc 1: Exclusive: Gandhi's legacy: a picture-in-graphics track introduction by Sir Richard Attenborough; director's commentary. Disc 2: Vintage newsreel footage; Sir Ben Kingsley talks about Gandhi; "In search of Gandhi" featurette; "Reflections on Ben" featurette; "Madeleine Slade: an Englishwoman abroad" featurette; "The funeral" featurette; "Looking back" featurette; "Shooting an epic in India" featurette; "Designing Gandhi" featurette; "From the director's chair" featurette; "The words of Mahatma Gandhi" featurette; the making of Gandhi photo montage.
Disc 1. Feature film and special features -- Disc 2. Special features.
Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Martin Sheen.
1983. Gandhi realizes that the laws are biased against Indians and decides to start a non-violent protest campaign for the rights of all South African Indians. The government finally relents and recognizing rights for Indians. Gandhi goes back to India, where he is now considered something of a national hero. He is urged to take up the fight for India's independence from the British Empire. Gandhi agrees, and mounts a non-violent campaign of unprecedented scale. The campaign generates great attention and the Britain face intense public pressure. Weaken from World War II, the Britain finally grant India's independence. Religious tensions between Hindus and Muslims erupt into nationwide violence. Gandhi declares a hunger strike, saying he will not eat until the fighting stops. Pakistan is created for the Muslims and it is hoped that the violence will abate. Gandhi is opposed to the idea. Gandhi spends his last days trying to bring about peace between both nations. He angers many dissidents on both sides, one of whom finally gets close enough to assassinate him.
Blu-ray disc, region A, B and C, widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, 1080p High Definition ; (Special features: Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., standard and High Definition).
This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players.

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Gandhi and Jinnah, played by British men submitted by willow on August 31, 2015, 7:21am Has colonialism triumphed when the best actors to play Gandhi and Jinnah are both....from the UK?

Ben Kingsley's father was Indian, but he wore heavy brown makeup to play Gandhi.

Christopher Lee, who lacked an Indian parent, played Jinnah, and was chosen because the film producers felt he physically resembled him.

Correction submitted by charlotte mayhew on July 23, 2019, 7:03pm No, Alyque Padamsee played Jinnah in the film.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyque_Padamsee