Gandhi: cast and crew

• David Tomblin † 2005 52 at release Also in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• Richard Attenborough † 2014 59 at release Also in Jurassic Park (1993)

Actors

23

Crew

2

Youngest at release

23 yearsNeena Gupta

Eldest at release

78 yearsJohn Gielgud

• Ben Kingsley Mahatma Gandhi 38 at release Also in Iron Man 3 (2013)
• Roshan Seth Pandit Nehru 40 at release Also in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
• Candice Bergen Margaret Bourke-White 36 at release Also in Bride Wars (2009)
• Edward Fox General Dyer 45 at release Also in Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
• John Gielgud † 2000 Lord Irwin 78 at release Also in The Elephant Man (1980)
• Trevor Howard † 1988 Judge Broomfield 69 at release Also in Superman (1978)
• John Mills † 2005 The Viceroy 74 at release Also in Bean (1997)
• Martin Sheen Walker 42 at release Also in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
• Ian Charleson † 1990 Charlie Andrews 33 at release Also in Chariots of Fire (1981)

The whole cast 23

1. Ben Kingsley Mahatma Gandhi
2. Roshan Seth Pandit Nehru
3. Candice Bergen Margaret Bourke-White
4. Edward Fox General Dyer
5. John Gielgud Lord Irwin
6. Trevor Howard Judge Broomfield
7. John Mills The Viceroy
8. Martin Sheen Walker
9. Ian Charleson Charlie Andrews
10. Saeed Jaffrey Sardar Patel
11. Geraldine James Mirabehn
12. Amrish Puri Khan
13. Ian Bannen Senior Police Officer
14. Richard Griffiths Collins
15. Nigel Hawthorne Kinnoch
16. Michael Hordern Sir George Hodge
17. Om Puri Nahari
18. Neena Gupta Abha
19. David Gant Daniels
20. Daniel Day-Lewis Colin
21. Ray Burdis Youth
22. Rupert Frazer Cavalry Troop Leader
23. Bernard Hill Sergeant Putnam

Production companies

Goldcrest Pictures, Columbia Pictures

Who plays Mahatma Gandhi in Gandhi?

Ben Kingsley plays Mahatma Gandhi.

Who plays Pandit Nehru in Gandhi?

Roshan Seth plays Pandit Nehru.

Who plays Margaret Bourke-White in Gandhi?

Candice Bergen plays Margaret Bourke-White.

Who plays General Dyer in Gandhi?

Edward Fox plays General Dyer.

Who plays Lord Irwin in Gandhi?

John Gielgud plays Lord Irwin.

Who plays Judge Broomfield in Gandhi?

Trevor Howard plays Judge Broomfield.

Who directed Gandhi?

David Tomblin and Richard Attenborough.

How many actors are in Gandhi?

23 actors are credited, and 2 people in the crew.

• Richard Attenborough and David Tomblin have directed 2 other films together: Chaplin (1992) and Cry freedom (1987).

• David Tomblin had already directed Trevor Howard in 2 films: Superman II (1980) and Superman (1978).

• Richard Attenborough has also directed David Gant in Chaplin (1992).

• Roshan Seth and Saeed Jaffrey have worked together on 2 other films: My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) and A Passage to India (1984).

• Candice Bergen and John Gielgud have worked together on one other film: Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's (2013).

• Ben Kingsley and Martin Sheen have worked together on one other film: Unity (2015).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Ben Kingsley (62), Martin Sheen (36) and Richard Griffiths (23).

• The cast’s average age at release is 45 (of the 22 actors whose birth date we know).