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In 1893, Gandhi is thrown off a South African train for being an Indian and traveling in a first class compartment. Gandhi realizes that the laws are biased against Indians and decides to start a non-violent protest campaign for the rights of all Indians in South Africa. After numerous arrests and the unwanted attention of the world, the government finally relents by recognizing rights for Indians, though not for the native blacks of South Africa. After this victory, Gandhi is invited back to India, where he is now considered something of a national hero. He is urged to take up the fight for India's independence from the British Empire. Gandhi agrees, and mounts a non-violent non-cooperation campaign of unprecedented scale, coordinating millions of Indians nationwide. There are some setbacks, such as violence against the protesters and Gandhi's occasional imprisonment. Nevertheless, the campaign generates great attention, and Britain faces intense public pressure. Too weak from World ... Written by
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His Triumph Changed The World Forever.
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Release Date:
25 February 1983 (USA)
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Also Known As:
Richard Attenborough's Film: Gandhi
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Box Office
Budget:
$22,000,000
(estimated)
Gross:
SEK 12,044,631
(Sweden)
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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While it is true that electricity was unavailable to most Indian villages during
Mohandas K. Gandhi's lifetime, it can be expected that poles supporting what seem to be power lines along the railroad right-of-way during Gandhi's tour of India are instead supporting telegraph lines, some of which were in place as early as the 1850s.
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first lines]
Hindu:
He will be saying prayers in the garden. Just follow the others.
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Soundtracks
God Save the King!
(1744) (uncredited)
Music attributed to
Henry Carey
Sung by
Ben Kingsley
Reprised when India achieves independence
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