Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.6 / 5.0

This epic classic is even better on DVD. Don't miss it!:

This magnificent film has a cast of thousands as it was was produced before digitizing later became common practice. It was filmed on location in India and starred Ben Kingsley as Gandhi. Of course he had to lose weight, and he did have to maintain a suntan. But in spite of being English and not Indian, he sure did look like Gandhi. And during the course of the film, he just melted right into the character of this very special man he was portraying. The supporting cast was wonderful too and included Candice... more info

Greatest Movie Ever, But Kabir Is Right:

Reviewer: catpole from Canada
As said before, this may be the finest film ever made. However, just reading Kabir's review further down this page I have to agree with him 100%. The fatal flaw in not in the film itself - which may be the best ever made - but in the DVD package since it was made over 20 years ago. It's a BIG Question Kabir raises, and a crucial one. Why ISN'T there equal if not greater space given to bios of the magnificent Indian actors who made this film shine when the white actors are... more info

Movie does not do justice to the person:

Richard Attenborough's movie "Gandhi" was a movie of epic proportion. Mohandas Gandhi was probably the most influential person of modern day India. If one reads any of his biographies or his autobiography, one would find that he was a very complex person. The movie was well directed and showed some of the important parts of the freedom struggle starting from his initiation in South Africa. However, for the sake of marketing, the movie concentrates largely on the european angle and sidetrakes the Indian... more info

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