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.
Cast
Ben Kingsley
Mahatma Gandhi
Candice Bergen
Margaret Bourke-White
Edward Fox
General Dyer
John Gielgud
Lord Irwin
Trevor Howard
Judge Broomfield
John Mills
Lord Chelmsford
Rohini Hattangadi
Kasturba Gandhi
Martin Sheen
Vince Walker
Ian Charleson
Reverend Charlie Andrews
Harsh Nayyar
Nathuram Godse
Athol Fugard
General Jan Christiaan Smuts
Günther Maria Halmer
Dr. Herman Kallenbach
Saeed Jaffrey
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Geraldine James
Mirabehn
Alyque Padamsee
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Amrish Puri
Khan
Roshan Seth
Pandit Nehru
Ian Bannen
Senior Police Officer Fields
Michael Bryant
Principal Secretary
John Clements
Advocate General
Richard Griffiths
Collins
Nigel Hawthorne
Kinnoch
Bernard Hepton
G.O.C.
Michael Hordern
Sir George Hodge
Shreeram Lagoo
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Virendra Razdan
Maulana Azad
Richard Vernon
Sir Edward Gait
Prabhakar Patankar
Prakash
Vijay Kashyap
Apte
Nigam Prakash
Karkare
Supriya Pathak
Manu
Neena Gupta
Abha
Shane Rimmer
Commentator
Peter Harlowe
Lord Mountbatten
Anang Desai
J.B. Kripalani
Winston Ntshona
Porter
Peter Cartwright
European Passenger
Marius Weyers
Conductor
Richard Mayes
Baker
Alok Nath
Tyeb Mohammed
Dean Gasper
Singh
Ken Hutchison
Police Sergeant
Norman Chancer
Reporter
Gulshan Kapoor
Rich Merchant
Charu Bala Chokshi
Ayah
Raj Chaturvedi
Harilal Gandhi
Avpar Jhita
Manilal Gandhi
Anthony Sagger
Ramdas Gandhi
Om Puri
Nahari (uncredited)
David Gant
Daniels
Daniel Day-Lewis
Colin
Ray Burdis
Youth
Daniel Peacock
Youth
Avis Bunnage
Colin's Mother
Caroline Hutchison
Sonja Schlesin
Mohan Agashe
Tyeb Mohammed's Friend
Sudhanshu Mishra
Man in Gallery
Dina Nath
Miner
John Savident
Manager of the Mine
John Patrick
Mounted Police Sergeant
Michael Godley
Clergyman
Stewart Harwood
Prison Officer
Stanley McGeagh
Prison Guard
Christopher Good
Young Englishman
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
Jalal Agha
Traveller on Train Roof
Rupert Frazer
Cavalry Troop Leader
Manohar Pitale
Shukla
Homi Daruvala
Nehru's Friend
K.K. Raina
Nehru's Friend
Vivek Swaroop
Nehru's Friend
Raja Biswas
Nehru's Friend
Dominic Guard
Subaltern
Bernard Hill
Sergeant Putnam
Rama Kant Jha
Village Leader
Nana Palsikar
Villager
Alpna Gupta
Villager's Wife
Chandrakant Thakkar
Policeman
John Quentin
Batsman
Graham Seed
Wicket-Keeper
Keith Drinkel
Major
Bob Barbenia
Police Guard
Gerald Sim
Magistrate
Colin Farrell
Clerk
Sanjeev Puri
Young Man
Gareth Forwood
Secretary
Vijay Crishna
Chauffeur
Sankalp Dubey
Servant
James Cossins
Brigadier
Gurcharan Singh
Speaker in Jallianwalla Bagh
John Vine
A.D.C.
Geoffrey Chater
Government Advocate
Ernest Clark
Lord Hunter
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
Barry John
Police Superintendent
Brian Oulton
Clerk of Court
James Snell
Court Reporter
John Boxer
Court Reporter
Gerard Norman
Court Reporter
Bernard Horsfall
General Edgar
Richard Leech
Brigadier
Pankaj Kapur
Pyarelal
Tarla Mehta
Sarojini Naidu
David Sibley
Subaltern
Dalip Tahil
Zia
Stanley Lebor
Police Officer
Terrence Hardiman
Ramsay MacDonald
Monica Gupta
Little Girl
Jon Croft
Colonel
William Hoyland
Adjutant
John Ratzenberger
American Lieutenant
Jack McKenzie
Major at Aga Khan Palace
Tom Alter
Doctor 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
Sudhir Dalvi
Police Commissioner
Tilak Raj
Tahib
Irpinder Puri
Sushila Nayyar
Pren Kapoor
Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Vinay Apte
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
Shekhar Chattopadhyay
Suhrawardy
Amarjeet
Goonda
Pratap Desai
Goonda
Bhatawadekar Prakash
Goonda
Sunil Shende
Goonda
Rovil Sinha
Goonda
Derek Lyons
Radio Reporter at Funeral (uncredited)
Fred Wood
Man in the Crowd (uncredited)
Nassar Abdulla
Unknown
Gito Santana
Lawyer
Crew
Pat Howell
Key Accountant
Richard Attenborough
Director, Producer
John Briley
Writer
John Bloom
Editor
Chris Ridsdale
Assistant Editor
Mick Monks
Assistant Editor
Neil Farrell
Assistant Editor
Raj Kothari
Assistant Editor
Gary Beard
Assistant Editor
Ronnie Taylor
Director of Photography
Billy Williams
Director of Photography
David Tomblin
First Assistant Director
Steve Lanning
Assistant Director
Roy Button
Assistant Director
Peter Waller
Assistant Director
Kamal Swaroop
Assistant Director
M. Shahjehan
Assistant Director
Bhisham Bhasin
Assistant Director
Julian Wall
Assistant Director
Loretta Ordewer
Production Coordinator
Michael Stanley-Evans
Executive Producer
Terence A. Clegg
Producer, Executive In Charge Of Production
Suresh Jindal
Associate Producer
Rani Dubé
Co-Producer
Clare Howard
Producer's Assistant
Sharlene Chatelier
Production Assistant
Eleanor Chaudhuri
Production Assistant
Dilshad Panday
Production Assistant
Stuart Craig
Production Design
Robert W. Laing
Production Design, Supervising Art Director
Chic Anstiss
Camera Operator
A.K. Bir
Assistant Camera
Ashwini Kaul
Second Assistant Camera
G.S. Bhaskar
Second Assistant Camera
Robin Browne
Aerial Camera
Nobby Godden
Camera Technician
Margaret Adams
Post Production Assistant
Susie Figgis
Casting Director
Dolly Thakore
Casting, Publicist
Yog Batra
Extras Casting
Shailendra Goel
Extras Casting
Jill Mellis
Extras Casting
Nic Ede
Wardrobe Master
Sally Downing
Wardrobe Master
Sina Kaul
Costume Consultant
Bhanu Athaiya
Costume Design
John Mollo
Costume Design
Graham Churchyard
Costume Assistant
V.K. Dixit
Wardrobe Assistant
Shernaz Italia
Wardrobe Assistant
Aperna Katara
Wardrobe Assistant
Vinod Kumar
Wardrobe Assistant
Pavan Malhotra
Wardrobe Assistant
Manju Raj Saraogi
Costumer
Vera Mitchell
Hairstylist, Assistant Hairdresser
Paula Gillespie
Key Hairdresser
Miriam Samuel
Assistant Hairdresser
John Webber
Assistant Makeup Artist
Connie Reeve
Assistant Makeup Artist, Makeup Artist
Mustaque Sheikh
Assistant Makeup Artist
Tony Horsfield
Assistant Makeup Artist
Tom Smith
Makeup Supervisor
Govind Nihalani
Second Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
Gyan Sahay
Second Unit Cinematographer
Rajiv Suri
Second Unit Location Manager
U.S. Pani
Second Unit First Assistant Director
John Mathew Matthan
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Cliff Robinson
Assistant Art Director
Agnes Fernandez
Assistant Art Director
Jonathan Bates
Sound Editor
Gerry Humphreys
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robin O'Donoghue
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rajan Rajkhowa
Sound Assistant
Simon Kaye
Sound Recordist
John Richards
Sound Recordist
Taffy Haines
Sound Engineer
Nigel Davis
Boom Operator
David H. Watkins
Special Effects Supervisor
Gary Shaw
Visual Effects
George Fenton
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Ravi Shankar
Original Music Composer
Vijay Raghava Rao
Music Coordinator, Musician
Francis Silkstone
Music Coordinator
Lakshmi Shankar
Musician
Sultan Khan
Musician
Ashish Khan
Musician
Sharad Kumar
Musician
Ashit Desai
Musician
T. K. Ramakrishnan
Musician
P. Desai
Musician
Brian Hathaway
Transportation Captain
K.N. Sethi
Transportation Coordinator
Terry Mellis
Production Accountant
Jo Hannam
Assistant Accountant
E.R. Gopinathan
Assistant Accountant
Archie Ludski
Dialogue Editor
Mickey Guyett
Standby Painter
George Dean
Painter
Michael Seirton
Set Decoration
Jill Quertier
Set Dresser
Nissar Allana
Set Dresser
Amal Allana
Set Dresser
Aruna Harprasad
Set Dresser
Dick Frift
Construction Manager
G. Dixit
Construction Grip
Frank Connor
Still Photographer
Pablo Bartholomew
Still Photographer
Colonel Balachandra
Military Consultant
R. Puri
Technical Advisor
Alan Martin
Electrician
Terry Goddard
Best Boy Electrician
Jeff Reid
Standby Carpenter
Graham Ford
Location Manager
Sudesh Syal
Location Manager
Gerry Crampton
Stunt Coordinator
Charles Torbett
Property Master
Tony Teiger
Standby Property Master
Vala Kothari
Property Buyer
Danny Shelmerdine
Clapper Loader
June Randall
Continuity
Padma Iyer
Continuity
Nobby Clark
Standby Rigger
S. Krishna
Unit Medic
Alan Pattillo
Associate Editor
Roger Cain
Draughtsman
Jimmy Waters
Grip
D. Panday
Assistant Grip
Alexander De Grunwald
Production Manager
Shama Habibullah
Production Manager
Lorna Mueller
Researcher
G. D. Bakshi
Catering
Ted Deason
Focus Puller
Devlin Bose
Focus Puller
K. Kanti
Focus Puller
Devi Dutt
Assistant Production Manager
Grania O'Shannon
Unit Manager
Gerry Levy
Unit Manager
Rashid Abbasi
Unit Manager
Nasir Abdullah
Assistant Unit Manager
P.V. Rao
Assistant Unit Manager
Diana Hawkins
Publicist
Soonu Ghadially
Publicist
Norman Dorme
Art Direction
Ram Yedekar
Art Direction
Judi Bunn
Production Secretary
S. Banerji
Other
Mohini Banerji
Other
Michael White
Other
Diana White
Other
Joe Lear
Other
