Gandhi
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2007].
ISBN
1424840945, 9781424840946
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Batavia Public Library District - Adult AV | DVD GAN | On Shelf |
| Bensenville Community Public Library District - Adult DVD Feature Film | GANDHI (DVD)(CLASSIC) | On Shelf |
| Blue Island Public Library - Stacks | DVD GAN | On Shelf |
| Carol Stream Public Library - Adult Videos | DVD/DRAMA/GAN | On Shelf |
| Clarendon Hills Public Library - Stacks | DVD GAN | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Drama.
Epic films.
Feature films.
Gandhi, -- Mahatma, -- 1869-1948 -- Assassination -- Drama.
Gandhi, -- Mahatma, -- 1869-1948 -- Drama.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- India -- Drama.
Historical films.
India -- Drama.
India -- History -- 1947- -- Drama.
India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Drama.
Nonviolence -- Drama.
Religious leaders -- India -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Epic films.
Feature films.
Gandhi, -- Mahatma, -- 1869-1948 -- Assassination -- Drama.
Gandhi, -- Mahatma, -- 1869-1948 -- Drama.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- India -- Drama.
Historical films.
India -- Drama.
India -- History -- 1947- -- Drama.
India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Drama.
Nonviolence -- Drama.
Religious leaders -- India -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
More Details
Published
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2007].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 191 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
1424840945, 9781424840946
UPC
043396174375
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1982.
General Note
Special features (disc 1) : optional audio commentary by Attenborough (in English, with optional Korean, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles); optional introduction to the film by Richard Attenborough (1 min.).
General Note
Special features (disc 2), in English with optional subtitles in Korean, Japanese, Portuguese or Spanish: Director's commentary with Richard Attenborough, vintage newsreel footage, Sir Ben Kingsley talks about Gandhi interview, 9 featurettes: "In search of Gandhi", "Reflections of Ben". "Madeleine Slade: an Englishwoman abroad", "The funeral", "Looking back", "Shooting an epic in India", "Designing Gandhi", "From the director's chair", "The words of Mahatma Gandhi".
Creation/Production Credits
Directors of photography, Ronnie Taylor, Billy Williams ; editor, John Bloom ; music, Ravi Shankar ; costume designers, Bhanu Athaiya, John Mollo ; production designer, Stuart Craig.
Participants/Performers
Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Martin Sheen, Ian Charleson, Athol Fugard, Gunter Maria Halmer, Saeed Jaffrey.
Description
Follows the life of Mahatma Gandhi from his days as a lawyer in South Africa to his role as India's spiritual leader by using his philosophy of non-violent but direct-action protest that helped end British rule. Centers on the extraordinary man who fought for a nonviolent, peaceful existence and set an entire nation free.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details
DVD, region 1 ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround in English, Dolby digital surround in French, Portuguese or Spanish ; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; remastered in high definition.
Language
In English, dubbed French, Portuguese, or dubbed Spanish with optional English, French, Korean, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles ; Director's commentary is subtitled in French, Koarean, Portuguese, or Spanish.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA, 1983: Oscars for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Ben Kingsley) ; Best Art Direction - Set Decoration (Stuart Craig, Robert W. Laing, Michael Seirton) ; Best Cinematography (Billy Williams, Ronnie Taylor) ; Best Costume Design (John Mollo, Bhanu Athaiya) ; Best Director (Richard Attenborough) ; Best Film Editing (John Bloom) ; Best Picture ; Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (John Briley).
Local note
DVD
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Attenborough, R., Briley, J., Kingsley, B., Bergen, C., Fox, E., Gielgud, J., Howard, T., Mills, J., Sheen, M., Charleson, I., Fugard, A., Halmer, G. M., Jaffrey, S., Taylor, R., Williams, B., Bloom, J., Shankar, R., Athaiya, B., Mollo, J., Craig, S., & Seirton, M. (2007). Gandhi (Twenty-fifth anniversary 2-disc collector's edition.). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richard. Attenborough et al.. 2007. Gandhi. Culver City, Calif.: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Richard. Attenborough et al.. Gandhi Culver City, Calif.: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2007.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Attenborough, R., Briley, J., Kingsley, B., Bergen, C., Fox, E., Gielgud, J. and Howard, T. et al (2007). Gandhi. Twenty-fifth anniversary 2-disc collector's edn. Culver City, Calif.: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Attenborough, Richard., et al. Gandhi Twenty-fifth anniversary 2-disc collector's edition., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2007.
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