Gandhi

Summary

Gandhi is a film^[1]. Gandhi ranks in the top 0.97% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,100 views/month, #917 of 94,065).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gandhi received the Academy Award for Best Picture^[3].
• Gandhi received the Academy Award for Best Actor^[4].
• Gandhi received the Academy Award for Best Director^[5].
• Gandhi received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography^[6].
• Gandhi received the Academy Award for Best Film Editing^[7].
• Gandhi received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[8].
• Gandhi's instance of is recorded as film^[9].
• Gandhi's director is recorded as Richard Attenborough^[10].
• Gandhi's screenwriter is recorded as John Briley^[11].
• Gandhi's composer is recorded as Ravi Shankar^[12].
• Gandhi's composer is recorded as George Fenton^[13].
• Gandhi's genre is recorded as biographical film^[14].
• Gandhi's genre is recorded as flashback film^[15].
• Gandhi's genre is recorded as drama film^[16].
• Gandhi's genre is recorded as historical drama^[17].
• Gandhi's cast member is recorded as Ben Kingsley^[18].
• Gandhi's cast member is recorded as Candice Bergen^[19].
• Gandhi's cast member is recorded as Edward Fox^[20].
• Gandhi's cast member is recorded as John Gielgud^[21].
• Gandhi's cast member is recorded as Trevor Howard^[22].
• Gandhi's cast member is recorded as John Mills^[23].
• Gandhi's cast member is recorded as Martin Sheen^[24].
• Gandhi's cast member is recorded as Ian Charleson^[25].
• Gandhi's cast member is recorded as Athol Fugard^[26].
• Gandhi's cast member is recorded as Amrish Puri^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Gandhi's producer is recorded as Richard Attenborough^[28]. Gandhi's director is recorded as Richard Attenborough^[10]. Gandhi's screenwriter is recorded as John Briley^[11]. Cast members include Ben Kingsley^[18], Candice Bergen^[19], Edward Fox^[20], John Gielgud^[21], Trevor Howard^[22], and John Mills^[23].

Publication

Genres include biographical film^[14], flashback film^[15], drama film^[16], and historical drama^[17].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Picture^[3], an award for best film^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1929^[31]; Academy Award for Best Actor^[4], an award for best leading actor^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1929^[34]; Academy Award for Best Director^[5], an award for best direction^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1929^[37]; Academy Award for Best Cinematography^[6], an Academy Awards^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1929^[40]; Academy Award for Best Film Editing^[7], an Academy Awards^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1935^[43]; and Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[8], an award for best screenplay^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1941^[46].

Why It Matters

Gandhi ranks in the top 0.97% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,100 views/month, #917 of 94,065).^[2] Gandhi has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] Gandhi is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

FAQs

What awards did Gandhi receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture^[3], Academy Award for Best Actor^[4], Academy Award for Best Director^[5], and Academy Award for Best Cinematography^[6].