Movie
Gandhi
Released: December 1, 1982 (1982)
Runtime: 191 minutes
Genres: Drama, History
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- John Gielgud as Lord Irwin
Age at release: 78
- John Mills as Lord Chelmsford
Age at release: 74
- Trevor Howard as Judge Broomfield
Age at release: 69
- Edward Fox as General Dyer
Age at release: 45
- Martin Sheen as Vince Walker
Age at release: 42
- Ben Kingsley as Mahatma Gandhi
Age at release: 38
- Candice Bergen as Margaret Bourke-White
Age at release: 36
- Ian Charleson as Reverend Charlie Andrews
Age at release: 33
- Rohini Hattangadi as Kasturba Gandhi
Age at release: 27
- Harsh Nayyar as Nathuram Godse
Age at release: Unknown
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- John Clements as Advocate General
Age at release: 72
- Michael Hordern as Sir George Hodge
Age at release: 71
- Bernard Hepton as G.O.C.
Age at release: 57
- Richard Vernon as Sir Edward Gait
Age at release: 57
- Shreeram Lagoo as Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Age at release: 55
- Alyque Padamsee as Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Age at release: 54
- Ian Bannen as Senior Police Officer Fields
Age at release: 54
- Michael Bryant as Principal Secretary
Age at release: 54
- Saeed Jaffrey as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Age at release: 53
- Nigel Hawthorne as Kinnoch
Age at release: 53
- Athol Fugard as General Jan Christiaan Smuts
Age at release: 50
- Amrish Puri as Khan
Age at release: 50
- Roshan Seth as Pandit Nehru
Age at release: 40
- Günther Maria Halmer as Dr. Herman Kallenbach
Age at release: 39
- Richard Griffiths as Collins
Age at release: 35
- Geraldine James as Mirabehn
Age at release: 32
- Virendra Razdan as Maulana Azad
Age at release: Unknown
- Prabhakar Patankar as Prakash
Age at release: Unknown
- Vijay Kashyap as Apte
Age at release: Unknown
- Nigam Prakash as Karkare
Age at release: Unknown