Abstract:

Viewers become eyewitnesses to Gandhi's life through this documentary's abundant period photographs and news footage. Carefully researched narration explains how a boy so timid that he was literally afraid to open his mouth, so naive that he didn't understand how elevators worked, later found the courage to speak for a nation and the wisdom to defeat an empire without firing a single shot. The narration is enriched by interviews that deliver penetrating insights from historians, Gandhi's grandson, and the Dalai Lama. Color. 50 minutes. A&E. ©1997.