Gandhi (film) of film and television productions which emerged during the first half of the 1980s, which seemed to indicate Britain's growing preoccupation with India, Empire and a particular aspect of British cultural history". In addition to "Gandhi," this cycle also included "Heat and Dust" (1983), "Octopussy" (1983), "The Jewel in the Crown" (1984), "The Far Pavilions" (1984) and "A Passage to India" (1984). Patrick French negatively reviewed the film, writing in "The Telegraph": An important origin of one myth about Gandhi was Richard Attenborough’s 1982 film. Take the episode when the newly arrived Gandhi is ejected from a first-class railway carriage
The Letter (1982 film) Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore). The Letter (1982 film) This 1982 television movie, starring Lee Remick, Ronald Pickup, Jack Thompson, Ian McShane and Christopher Cazenove and directed by John Erman. It is the third film version of the 1927 play of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham. Remick was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film. The film won the Primetime Emmy Award for Cinematography for a Limited Series or a Special, Costume Design for a Special, and Art Direction for a Limited Series or a Special. Laurence Rosenthal was nominated