Ben Mankiewicz Intro - Gandhi (1982)

Gandhi (1982) -- (Original Trailer)

Eight Academy Awards® including Best Picture went to Gandhi (1982), the true story of the man who freed India from colonial rule through non-violent protest.

Gandhi (1982) -- (Movie Clip) Conscience Of All Mankind

Opening scenes, the death of the title character (Ben Kingsley) in Delhi, Harsh Nayyar as assassin, then the funeral, Shane Rimmer as the commentator, generally recognized as the largest movie scene ever filmed, with over 300,000 extras, from Richard Attenborough's Gandhi, 1982.

Gandhi (1982) -- (Movie Clip) We Will Light A Fire

First wife Kasturba (Rohini Hattangady) then the title character (Ben Kingsley), addressing a crowd during his Indian "non-cooperation" movement, circa 1921, in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi, 1982.

Gandhi (1982) -- (Movie Clip) I Thought You'd Be Bigger

South Africa circa 1913, priest Charles Freer Andrews (Ian Charleson) introduces himself to Indian lawyer Mohandas Gandhi (Ben Kingsley), whereupon they meet thug Colin (Daniel Day-Lewis, not a historical figure) in Gandhi, 1982.

Gandhi (1982) -- (Movie Clip) Day Of Prayer And Fasting

Spring, 1919, Jinnah (Alyque Padamsee) introduces Ben Kingsley (title character) to fellow Muslim leader Patel (Saeed Jaffrey) and friends, Nehru (Roshan Seth) joining, in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi, 1982.

Gandhi (1982) -- (Movie Clip) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

Edward Fox as British General Dyer, leading director Richard Attenborough's heavily researched recreation of the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, India, April 1919, in Gandhi, 1982.