Actor and director Richard Attenborough dies aged 90

[Baz]

BBC News - Actor and director Richard Attenborough dies aged 90

RIP "Big X"

[Bill Douglas]

A great man who brought so much to the world.

[Baz]

[Nostril Cheese]

Ghandi alone would be an accomplishment for most men.

RIP

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese

Ghandi alone would be an accomplishment for most men.

RIP

Yes.....EIGHT Academy Awards....his greatest accomplishment.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese

Ghandi alone would be an accomplishment for most men.

RIP

The film won eight Academy Awards and was nominated for three more:

Best Picture (won)
Best Director (Richard Attenborough) (won)
Best Original Screenplay (John Briley) (won)
Best Film Editing (John Bloom) (won)
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Ben Kingsley) (won)
Best Art Direction (won)
Best Cinematography (won)
Best Costume Design (Bhanu Athaiya) (won)
Best Makeup (Tom Smith) (nominated)
Best Original Score (Ravi Shankar and George Fenton) (nominated)
Best Sound (Gerry Humphreys, Robin O'Donoghue, Jonathan Bates and Simon Kaye) (nominated)

Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film
David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film

[Baz]

Thinking about this movie and the man Ghandi himself....his philosophy....and his teachings. Then consider about all the BS we just witnessed in Ferguson.

Man will never change.

Man cannot change.

Unbelievable that mankind and society is so stupid sometimes.

[JeremyD]

Yeah - but he really should have been more careful with those dinosaurs - especially the raptors.