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Gandhi

1982 · Movie · 181 min

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Scores

  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer89%as of 2022-11-29
  • Rotten Tomatoes average8.1/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic79/100as of 2025-06-16

What it is

Gandhi is a 1982 biographical film directed and produced by Richard Attenborough and written by John Briley. It is based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi, a major leader in the Indian independence movement against the British Empire during the 20th century.

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Genres
Drama
Original language
English

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