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.
Directed by
Richard Attenborough
Written by
John Briley
Ben Kingsley
Mahatma Gandhi
Amrish Puri
Khan
John Ratzenberger
American Lieutenant
Martin Sheen
Vince Walker
Daniel Day-Lewis
Colin
Richard Attenborough
Candice Bergen
Margaret Bourke-White
Edward Fox
General Dyer
Geraldine James
Mirabehn
Bernard Hill
Sergeant Putnam
Richard Griffiths
Collins
Michael Hordern
Sir George Hodge
John Mills
Lord Chelmsford
Om Puri
Nahari (uncredited)
John Gielgud
Lord Irwin
Trevor Howard
Judge Broomfield
Nigel Hawthorne
Kinnoch
Roshan Seth
Pandit Nehru
Dalip Tahil
Zia
Saeed Jaffrey
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Ian Bannen
Senior Police Officer Fields
Shane Rimmer
Commentator
Richard Vernon
Sir Edward Gait
Günther Maria Halmer
Dr. Herman Kallenbach
Daniel Peacock
Youth
Colin Farrell
Clerk
Bernard Hepton
G.O.C.
Ian Charleson
Reverend Charlie Andrews
John Savident
Manager of the Mine
Marius Weyers
Conductor
Ken Hutchison
Police Sergeant
Geoffrey Chater
Government Advocate
David Gant
Daniels
Michael Bryant
Principal Secretary
Gerald Sim
Magistrate
Mohan Agashe
Tyeb Mohammed's Friend
Harsh Nayyar
Nathuram Godse
Brian Oulton
Clerk of Court
Rupert Frazer
Cavalry Troop Leader
Neena Gupta
Abha
Ernest Clark
Lord Hunter
James Cossins
Brigadier
Terrence Hardiman
Ramsay MacDonald
Richard Leech
Brigadier
Bernard Horsfall
General Edgar
Stanley Lebor
Police Officer
Ray Burdis
Youth
Rohini Hattangadi
Kasturba Gandhi
Pankaj Kapur
Pyarelal
Dominic Guard
Subaltern
John Vine
A.D.C.
Derek Lyons
Radio Reporter at Funeral (uncredited)
Avis Bunnage
Colin's Mother
William Hoyland
Adjutant
Christopher Good
Young Englishman
Supriya Pathak
Manu
David Sibley
Subaltern
Tom Alter
Doctor at Aga Khan Palace
Norman Chancer
Reporter
Athol Fugard
General Jan Christiaan Smuts
Alok Nath
Tyeb Mohammed
John Clements
Advocate General
John Quentin
Batsman
Peter Cartwright
European Passenger
Keith Drinkel
Major
Winston Ntshona
Porter
Gareth Forwood
Secretary
Caroline Hutchison
Sonja Schlesin
Anang Desai
J.B. Kripalani
K.K. Raina
Nehru's Friend
Shreeram Lagoo
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Charu Bala Chokshi
Ayah
Jalal Agha
Traveller on Train Roof
Sudhir Dalvi
Police Commissioner
Vinay Apte
Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Nassar Abdulla
Barry John
Police Superintendent
Vijay Kashyap
Apte
Shekhar Chattopadhyay
Suhrawardy
Alyque Padamsee
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Virendra Razdan
Maulana Azad
Prabhakar Patankar
Prakash
Nigam Prakash
Karkare
Peter Harlowe
Lord Mountbatten
Richard Mayes
Baker
Dean Gasper
Singh
Gulshan Kapoor
Rich Merchant
Raj Chaturvedi
Harilal Gandhi
Avpar Jhita
Manilal Gandhi
Anthony Sagger
Ramdas Gandhi
Sudhanshu Mishra
Man in Gallery
Dina Nath
Miner
John Patrick
Mounted Police Sergeant
Michael Godley
Clergyman
Stewart Harwood
Prison Officer
Stanley McGeagh
Prison Guard
David Markham
Older Englishman
Jyoti Sarup
Young Indian Reporter
John Naylor
English Reporter
Wilson George
American Reporter
Hanshu Mehta
Older Indian Reporter
Sudarshan Sethi
Motilal Nehru
Sunila Pradhan
Mrs. Motilal Nehru
Moti Makan
Traveller on Train Roof
Manohar Pitale
Shukla
Homi Daruvala
Nehru's Friend
Vivek Swaroop
Nehru's Friend
Raja Biswas
Nehru's Friend
Rama Kant Jha
Village Leader
Nana Palsikar
Villager
Alpna Gupta
Villager's Wife
Chandrakant Thakkar
Policeman
Graham Seed
Wicket-Keeper
Bob Barbenia
Police Guard
Vijay Crishna
Chauffeur
Sankalp Dubey
Servant
Gurcharan Singh
Speaker in Jallianwalla Bagh
Habib Tanvir
Indian Barrister
Pankaj Mohan
Mahadev Desai
Subhash Gupta
Policeman at Chauri Chaura
Aadil
Policeman at Chauri Chaura
Rajeshwar Nath
Marcher at Chauri Chaura
S.S. Thakur
Marcher at Chauri Chaura
Rahul Gupta
Boy with Goat
James Snell
Court Reporter
John Boxer
Court Reporter
Gerard Norman
Court Reporter
Tarla Mehta
Sarojini Naidu
Monica Gupta
Little Girl
Jon Croft
Colonel
Jack McKenzie
Major at Aga Khan Palace
Jane Myerson
Lady Mountbatten
Roop Kumar Razdan
Hindu Youth at Ashram
Bani Sharad Joshi
Woman Refugee
Vagish Kumar Singh
Man Refugee
Dilsher Singh
Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Tilak Raj
Tahib
Irpinder Puri
Sushila Nayyar
Pren Kapoor
Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Aswini Kumar
Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Avinash Dogra
Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Shreedhar Joshi
Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Suhas Palshikar
Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Karkirat Singh
Nehru's Aide
Pratap Desai
Goonda
Bhatawadekar Prakash
Goonda
Sunil Shende
Goonda
Rovil Sinha
Goonda
Fred Wood
Man in the Crowd (uncredited)
Gito Santana
Lawyer
Dolly Thakore
Shailendra Goel
Sultan Khan

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