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
Amrish Puri
Khan
Ben Kingsley
Mahatma Gandhi
Martin Sheen
Vince Walker
Daniel Day-Lewis
Colin
Candice Bergen
Margaret Bourke-White
Edward Fox
General Dyer
Geraldine James
Mirabehn
Bernard Hill
Sergeant Putnam
John Ratzenberger
American Lieutenant
Michael Hordern
Sir George Hodge
John Mills
Lord Chelmsford
Richard Attenborough
Om Puri
Nahari (uncredited)
Richard Griffiths
Collins
Neena Gupta
Abha
Nigel Hawthorne
Kinnoch
John Gielgud
Lord Irwin
Daniel Peacock
Youth
Trevor Howard
Judge Broomfield
Saeed Jaffrey
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Richard Vernon
Sir Edward Gait
Dalip Tahil
Zia
Roshan Seth
Pandit Nehru
Ian Bannen
Senior Police Officer Fields
Günther Maria Halmer
Dr. Herman Kallenbach
Colin Farrell
Clerk
Bernard Hepton
G.O.C.
John Savident
Manager of the Mine
Ian Charleson
Reverend Charlie Andrews
Mohan Agashe
Tyeb Mohammed's Friend
Marius Weyers
Conductor
Supriya Pathak
Manu
Terrence Hardiman
Ramsay MacDonald
Shane Rimmer
Commentator
James Cossins
Brigadier
John Clements
Advocate General
Harsh Nayyar
Nathuram Godse
Stanley Lebor
Police Officer
David Gant
Daniels
Geoffrey Chater
Government Advocate
Rupert Frazer
Cavalry Troop Leader
Ken Hutchison
Police Sergeant
Michael Bryant
Principal Secretary
Gerald Sim
Magistrate
Ernest Clark
Lord Hunter
Dominic Guard
Subaltern
Bernard Horsfall
General Edgar
David Sibley
Subaltern
Avis Bunnage
Colin's Mother
Athol Fugard
General Jan Christiaan Smuts
John Vine
A.D.C.
Richard Leech
Brigadier
Brian Oulton
Clerk of Court
Keith Drinkel
Major
Christopher Good
Young Englishman
Alok Nath
Tyeb Mohammed
Rohini Hattangadi
Kasturba Gandhi
Ray Burdis
Youth
Pankaj Kapur
Pyarelal
Tom Alter
Doctor at Aga Khan Palace
Norman Chancer
Reporter
Derek Lyons
Radio Reporter at Funeral (uncredited)
John Quentin
Batsman
Peter Cartwright
European Passenger
Winston Ntshona
Porter
Shreeram Lagoo
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
William Hoyland
Adjutant
Sudhir Dalvi
Police Commissioner
K.K. Raina
Nehru's Friend
Shekhar Chattopadhyay
Suhrawardy
Jalal Agha
Traveller on Train Roof
Caroline Hutchison
Sonja Schlesin
Gareth Forwood
Secretary
Vinay Apte
Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Charu Bala Chokshi
Ayah
Anang Desai
J.B. Kripalani
Vijay Kashyap
Apte
Barry John
Police Superintendent
Nassar Abdulla
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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