Directed by: Richard Attenborough
Grade: A
Gandhi is so splendidly acted by everyone in the ensemble cast, especially by Ben Kingsley (who delivers one of the finest lead acting roles in film history), and so equally well made in terms of production value. But in my opinion, what really carries the film as a great film is director Attenborough, who manifestly directs Gandhi with a strong sense of passion. Gandhi is an incredible cinematic achievement that runs right along in line with other historical epics like Ben-Hur, Spartacus, the Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, etc. Lately, in my recent viewings of all sorts of movies, I haven’t seen too many films that can match Gandhi for its ambition, production value and cinematic beauty. The three-hour long epic follows Gandhi through over fifty years of his life, starting with him as a young attorney in South Africa. Gandhi leads a non-violent anti-protest movement against the ruling British for the rights of Indians in South Africa. After the British finally relent, he returns to his homeland in India, where he takes up the reigns to lead the Indians to win their complete independence from Great Britain. It’s a stirring story just as much as it is a true one, and, despite being long, heavy-handed and serious in tone, Gandhi couldn’t have worked any better, becoming a very welcome comeback to the epic film genre, and securing it's position as a reigning accomplishment of world cinema. A
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