Gandhi (film) Gandhi (film) Gandhi is a 1982 epic historical drama film based on the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the leader of India's non-violent, non-cooperative independence movement against the United Kingdom's rule of the country during the 20th century. The film, a British-Indian co-production, was written by John Briley and produced and directed by Richard Attenborough. It stars Ben Kingsley in the title role. The film covers Gandhi's life from a defining moment in 1893, as he is thrown off a South African train for being in a whites-only compartment, and concludes with his assassination and funeral in 1948. Although a
Losing Ground (1982 film) mostly overlooked when it was first released, "Losing Ground" was later rediscovered by critics such as A. O. Scott of "The New York Times". Losing Ground (1982 film) Losing Ground is a semiautobiographical 1982 film written and directed by Kathleen Collins starring Seret Scott, Bill Gunn, and Duane Jones. It is the first feature-length drama directed by a black American woman since the 1920s and won First Prize at the Figueroa International Film Festival in Portugal. Sara Rogers is a well-loved philosophy professor who teaches courses on logic. She is married to Victor, a successful painter. To celebrate the sale