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Description: The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest. Cast: Mahatma Gandhi: Ben Kingsley Kasturba Gandhi: Rohini Hattangadi Pandit Nehru: Roshan Seth Margaret Bourke-White: Candice Bergen General Dyer: Edward Fox Lord Irwin: John Gielgud Judge Broomfield: Trevor Howard The Viceroy: John Mills Walker: Martin Sheen Charlie Andrews: Ian Charleson Herman Kallenbach (as Gunter Maria Halmer): Günther Maria Halmer General Smuts: Athol Fugard Sardar Patel: Saeed Jaffrey Mirabehn: Geraldine James Mohamed Ali Jinnah: Alyque Padamsee Khan: Amrish Puri Senior Police Officer: Ian Bannen Principal Secretary: Michael Bryant Advocate General: John Clements Collins: Richard Griffiths Kinnoch: Nigel Hawthorne G.O.C.: Bernard Hepton Sir George Hodge: Michael Hordern Professor Gokhale: Shreeram Lagoo Nahari: Om Puri Maulana Azad: Virendra Razdan Sir Edward Gait: Richard Vernon Nathuram Godse: Harsh Nayyar Prakash: Prabhakar Patankar Apte: Vijay Kashyap Karkare: Nigam Prakash Manu: Supriya Pathak Abha: Neena Gupta Commentator: Shane Rimmer Lord Mountbatten: Peter Harlowe J. B. Kripalani: Anang Desai Porter: Winston Ntshona European Passenger: Peter Cartwright Conductor: Marius Weyers Baker: Richard Mayes Tyeb Mohammed: Alok Nath Singh: Dean Gasper Police Sergeant: Ken Hutchison Reporter: Norman Chancer Rich Merchant: Gulshan Kapoor Ayah: Charu Bala Chokshi Harilal Gandhi: Raj Chaturvedi Manilal Gandhi: Avpar Jhita Ramdas Gandhi: Anthony Sagger Daniels: David Gant Colin: Daniel Day-Lewis Youth: Daniel Peacock Colin's Mother: Avis Bunnage Sonja Schlesin: Caroline Hutchison Tyeb Mohammed's Friend: Mohan Agashe Man in Gallery: Sudhanshu Mishra Miner: Dina Nath Manager of the Mine: John Savident Mounted Police Sergeant: John Patrick Clergyman: Michael Godley Prison Officer: Stewart Harwood Prison Guard: Stanley McGeagh Young Englishman: Christopher Good Older Englishman: David Markham Young Indian Reporter: Jyoti Sarup English Reporter: John Naylor American Reporter: Wilson George Older Indian Reporter: Hansu Mehta Motilal Nehru: Sudarshan Sethi Mrs. Motilal Nehru: Sunila Pradhan Traveller on Train Roof: Jalal Agha Cavalry Troop Leader: Rupert Frazer Shukla: Manohar Pitale Nehru's Friend: Raja Biswas Nehru's Friend (as K. K. Raina): K.K. Raina Subaltern: David Sibley Sergeant Putnam: Bernard Hill Village Leader: Rama Kant Jha Villager: Nana Palsikar Villager's Wife: Alpna Gupta Policeman: Chandrakant Thakkar Batsman: John Quentin Wicket-Keeper: Graham Seed Major: Keith Drinkel Police Guard (as Bob Barbenia): Bob Babenia Magistrate: Gerald Sim Clerk: Colin Farrell Young Man: Sanjeev Puri Secretary: Gareth Forwood Chauffeur: Vijay Crishna Servant: Sankalp Dubey Brigadier: Richard Leech Speaker in Jallianwalla Bagh: Gurcharan Singh A.D.C.: John Vine Government Advocate: Geoffrey Chater Lord Hunter: Ernest Clark Indian Barrister: Habib Tanvir Mahadev Desai: Pankaj Mohan Policeman at Chauri Chaura: Aadil Marcher at Chauri Chaura: S.S. Thakur Boy with Goat: Rahul Gupta Police Superintendant: Barry John Clerk of Court: Brian Oulton Court Reporter: Gerard Norman General Edgar: Bernard Horsfall Pyarelal (as Pankaj Kapoor): Pankaj Kapur Sarojini Naidu: Tarla Mehta Zia (as Daleep Tahil): Dalip Tahil Police Officer: Stanley Lebor Ramsay MacDonald: Terrence Hardiman Little Girl: Monica Gupta Colonel: Jon Croft Adjutant: William Hoyland American Lieutenant: John Ratzenberger Major at Aga Khan Palace: Jack McKenzie Doctor at Aga Khan Palace: Tom Alter Lady Mountbatten: Jane Myerson Hindu Youth at Ashram: Roop Kumar Razdan Woman Refugee: Bani Sharad Joshi Man Refugee: Vagish Kumar Singh Abdul Ghaffar Khan: Dilsher Singh Police Commissioner (as Sudheer Dalavi): Sudhir Dalvi Tahib: Tilak Raj Sushila Nayyar: Irpinder Puri Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street: Suhas Palshikar Nehru's Aide: Karkirat Singh Suhrawardy (as Sekhar Chatterjee): Shekhar Chatterjee Goonda (as Amarjit): Amarjeet Goonda: Rovil Sinha Army Officer: Jack Dearlove Man in Court: Harold Coyne Lady in Church: Mabel Etherington Man in Church: Ron Gregory Radio Reporter at Funeral: Derek Lyons Man in Crowd: Del Watson Factory Worker: Peter Ross-Murray Lawyer: Gito Santana Freedom Fighter: Manoj Shah British Officer: Stephen M. Silverman Church Congregation Member: John Tatham Man in the Crowd: Fred Wood Written by: John Briley Director: Richard Attenborough Production: Goldcrest, Indo-British, International Film Investors, National Film Development Corporation of India, Columbia Pictures Release date: 25 Feb 1983 Box Office: $52,767,889