Drama · History
British
1982 · Directed by Richard Attenborough · 192 min
A British-trained lawyer in South Africa discovers that a person without weapons or power can still refuse injustice, and carries that idea back to India. The film follows one man's public life across decades on a very large canvas, in the manner of a traditional historical epic.
Why it matters in cinema history
A defining example of the prestige historical epic and one of the most successful attempts to put a political and moral philosophy at the centre of a mass-audience film.
Watch with intention
Watch how a film built for spectacle makes patience, refusal and quiet persuasion feel dramatic.
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