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