If you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.

Rating: 9/10 (9 May 2007)

There are not enough superlatives to describe this film and the performances of the actors in it. It takes a superlative film to chronicle the life of a superlative man. It takes superlative actors and acting to tell us the story of the life of a real man whom we can only dream of following. Most of us are not worthy to kiss his sandals.
Richard Attenborough gave us a memorable performance as Kris Kringle on Miracle on 34th Street, but he gave us so much more as director of this film. He kept us glued to the screen for the entire 188 minutes, and made a film that we return to over and over.
Ben Kingsley was outstanding in House of Sand and Fog, Sexy Beast, and Bugsy, but he was head and shoulders above in his role as Gandhi. His performance helped us understand the man who gave everything for others.
The cast included some many stars that to mention a few is to slight others: Edward Fox (A Bridge Too Far), John Gielgud (Arthur), John Mills (Ryan's Daughter), Saeed Jaffrey (My Beautiful Laundrette), Trevor Howard (Sons and Lovers), Martin Sheen (Apocalypse Now ), and Daniel Day-Lewis (My Left Foot, Gangs of New York, In the Name of the Father).
And, of course, Candice Bergen as Margaret Bourke-White, who chronicles Ghandhi's life in pictures. While Many will recognize her for Murphy Brown and Boston Legal, it is her work in this film that etches her in my memory.