Once in a long while a motion picture so eloquently expressive and technically exquisite comes along that one is tempted to hail it as being near perfect. Such a film is GANDHI. (...) Attenborough and (...) Briley agreed to attempt to capture the "spirit" of the man and his times, and in this they have succeeded admirably.

(Texte paru en 1982)

(...) on reste émerveillé de la composition de l'acteur Ben Kingsley, anglais, mais à demi indien par son père. C'est véritablement Gandhi ressuscité. On dit le film GANDHI promis à plusieurs Oscars hollywoodiens. Mais, primée ou non, cette oeuvre est déjà un classique.

(Texte paru en 1983)

(...) recréer l'atmosphère de l'époque, c'était un pari. Depuis vingt ans, Richard Attenborough (...) y pensait. Il le tient et le gagne, réussissant à tenir l'équilibre entre les contraintes d'une superproduction et le portrait intime du héros.

(Texte paru en 1983)

GANDHI is the kind of massive accomplishment for which ordinary adjectives like "brilliant" or "sweeping" or "magnificent" seem anemic and inadequate. (...) it is simply the movie of the year.

(Texte paru en 1982)

(...) the real star of the show is Ben Kingsley. (...) As he portrays Gandhi aging over a half century, this British Shakespearean actor turns in one of the most powerful and subtle film performances ever recorded. (...) a stunningly photographed document about big events, big ideas and a little big man.

(Texte paru en 1983)