Gandhi (1982)

epic film
This is an incredible film, moving and memorable. Just do a quote search for some of the powerful sayings from this film. Of course it can't be 100% accurate, and it might make other characters seem less than what they were...but with a title like Gandhi, it should be pretty obvious who the central character focus is on. Phenomenal. Do a little research on the events surrounding Gandhi's life, Africa and India, and the movie will make a lot more sense.

An Historical Epic
This has to be one of my favorite movies of all time. Ben Kingsley was the perfect fit to play the legendary Gandhi in this brilliantly produced epic showing the struggle for freedom from imperialism and the resultant emergence of an independent India and Pakistan. This is history in its finest! The only negative side to this movie is Candice Bergen was the wrong person cast for the role of Margaret Bourke-White.
I was also impressed with the bonus CD in which Richard Attenborough and his production team go to great lengths in showing us how the movie was created, including the stunning 'state funeral' of Gandhi that was actually filmed on the very anniversary of his death, and with a claimed record crowd scene of almost half a million people.

The superlatives are not overstated!
If one could give a film 6 stars, "Gandhi" would be deserving. Only David Lean could have matched the sweeping spectacle of British India as treated by Attenborough. If you've never seen this movie, now is certainly the time.