Richard Attenborough winning the Oscars® for Directing and for Best Picture for "Gandhi" at the 55th Academy Awards® in 1983. Presented by Billy Wilder and Carol Burnett and hosted by Walter Matthau.
As an Indian, i bow my Head at the feet of this Gentlemen Sir Richard Attenborough... For making this Biopic of Our Father of Nation, Gandhi ji.. To show his ways and struggles to the next generations.. It was a gift to the Indian people for generations.. Thank you sir🙏🙏🙏
Gandhi is one of the Greatest films ever made, and Sir Richard Attenborough is easily one of the Greatest filmmaker humanitarians born to walk this Earth, because to understand Gandhi completely you have to become a bit of Gandhi, and Attenborough presented Mahatma Gandhi so splendidly.
Well, Richard was also an very good actor. Should have been nominated for his work in Séance on a Wet Afternoon. Both he and Kim Stanley were brilliant.
Gandhi was the last of the cinematic spectacles filmed with a cast of thousands (the extras). Nowadays the "thousands" of extras are CGI generated. Those were the glory days of Hollywood.
Once in a interview Sir Ben Kingsley said that there were 400'000 people for the filming of the funeral if I heard it right. I think it was in Interview with GQ
R.I.P Sir Richard the world has lost a true warm loving human being today, Sir Richards talents knew no bounds but it is for his humility and humanity that i am sure many will remember and miss him.
Gandhi was a well made movie as the man himself. It deserved because of the idea Richard elaborated, i think, it struck everyone at that point of time.
Devamalya Ghosh thats the irony of indian civilization and this chaos leads to evolution of greatest personalities. It is repeating always, so we tolerate and let them exist because ultimately it will help the society to evolve better. With all contradictions coexisting we thrive for better and better. Remember Richard was British as Churchill who wanted Gandhi dead.
Billy Wilder presenting-it doesn't get better, what a list of films he had. Richard Attenborough delivered a film that does stand the test of time, IMHO. Gandhi was his dream project, and we learned more about India by watching.
Richard's words shows the detailed reading about subject/autobiography that he produced and what more is he learned the Gandhi's message and passed it to fellows with his amazing vision. Genius at work
I still remembered watching Gandhi in a cinema in Canberra when it was premiered there. I was young student at the Australian National University then in 1983. After the movie ended, there was a standing ovation by the whole audience throughout the credit rolls. What a movie experience that was.
The small details in the movie really blew my mind. Only a person who has read Indian freedom struggle would spot those things.. after mahatma's first speech in India we see a young boy wearing black cap in the crowd..a member of radical Hindu organization.... Or lokmanya tilak sitting beside Jinnah in the same event, not to be seen again since he died shortly afterwards.
Gandhi is most relevant in this era of violence to bring peace .et also inspired humanity .there could have been a joint oscar for both Spielberg and Attenborough like Nobel prize. Thanks.n.c.rakshit.
My kids' generation is still a fortunate one having parents like me who have the opportunity and the ease to steer their attention on powerful speeches such as this delivered by gentlemen and mentors like Richard Attenborough. It saddens me to think of a world bereft of such luminous and illustrious models.
Great honour for all humility that Film like is made by you......such a great personality comes to know all the world by the way you portrayed.....Love you and thank you for such courage and strength 🙏🙏🙏🙏
It's absolutely tragic to listen to Richard Attenborough talk so passionately and eloquently about 'men of peace' and the dangers we all face if ignoring the great human tragedies throughout history and the lessons that have to be learned and acted upon.....F/F to February 2024 we haven't learned anything indeed through the greed violence oppression of many millions of innocent people across the world we have through misunderstanding intolerance and hate are leading us all into a new dark age...😢😢❤️
Yes, Ben Kingsley was outstanding as Gandhi. He won every award for his performance: Academy Award, Golden Globe, Bafta, etc. Richard truly deserved Best Achievement in Directing, but Best Picture E.T. should have won, like in the Golden Globes that year.
Richard Attenborough was a good director, but he was an EXCEPTIONAL actor. It's really a shame that he wasn't recognized for his performances in Brighton Rock, Guns at Batasi, Seance on a Wet Afternoon, 10 Rillington Place, and all the other performances he gave that should've been nominated or won.
I like that Richard Attenborough gave a shout out to Stephen Spielberg here. Ten years later he was directed by Spielberg in Jurassic Park. RIP Richard Attenborough...
Whoa ... what a list for best director! I didn’t know Attenborough produced this film as well. And what an acceptance speech for best producer- few, if any, have been better. Such eloquence.
Damn, that was a great list of directors that year. Still wish Spielberg would have won Director and Picture though. Nothing beats the 'Goodbye' sequence at the end of E.T. Too much perfection.
I am very proud to be British in every single sense may not have been born there but very proud to have grown up there would not want it any other way . What eloquence and such excellence not only of the talent of Sir Richard Attenborough of majority of the British . An American on average could not string a set of pearls let alone a sentence . Gandhi one of the top greatest of all time deserved every single win it got with such a great team and director .
Sir, absolutely amazing film and your words of praise for Mahatma Gandhi. It's clearly visible you have done a lot of research and the message you wanted to convey to the whole world through this film.
Gandhi deserved it whole heartedly. Ben Kingsley gave one of the greatest performances of all time in that film, and Richard Attenborough really did his story justice.
...for those who want to know what was said during the audio gaffe, Sir Richard Attenborough said: ".... honored. But, I would simply say to Sidney Lumet and Sydney Pollack and Wolfgang Petersen and Steven Spielberg, I am honored to be in their company. Thank you very much." Reference: aaspeechesdb.oscars.org/link/055-8/
Wow, this has to be the best Best Director roster of all time! I would have given it to Spielberg, then Petersen, but all were totally deserving of their nominations.
@@jagdishacharya1438 after knowing the facts/history about Gandhi and still you believe so. Then absolutely you are a helpless an illiterate piece of orthodox and believing in violence, massacre, exploitation to make your life worthy. you're kind of people who don't have any principle any ideology to make your life extraordinary that's the only reason you people reckoned as unsophisticated.
@@evergreenoldboy7728 Uff Why the hate? Jagdish was just lamenting on how the political ideology of india has returned to divide and rule. Before the British did this to subjugate Indians, now the profiteering (corrupt politicians and depraved businessmen) are following the same rulebook to subjugate the rest of the Indians. We are going backwards, with our government hellbent on dividing and weaponizing religion to oppress.
@@nidpaul not hate, it's sad to see people still blame him for dividing nations or making divide and rule game in India on any basis. He was not responsible for separation of people on religion, faith basis people like Jinna was the planner of divide and rule because he want to be PM or any leader if India would be independent at that time then he actually believes that he wouldn't become PM if he doesn't play conspiracy tenet of making islamic nation(pakistan) it was the only way he can become PM either way so he and some other people like him was greedy for chairs so eventually they decide to do this and that time Gandhi had no option to condemn he knows that if he do anything regarding separatism it can cause chaos all over the country, extremist of every religion were wanted to be power holder of india.
@@nidpaul Sir can you recommend some reading material that speaks to all sides of Indian society during the independence of India and afterwards? I live in the USA, and if you don't look for yourself you only see what they (government, media, etc.) want you to see. Thank you and peace.
Richard Attenborough became one of my favorite movie directors after I saw "Gandhi" (1982) and "Chaplin" (1992). It is unfortunate in my opinion, that "Chaplin" did not become the director's second film to be nominated for Best Picture.
It's a highly predictable outcome. All those other nominees - strikingly entertaining as they are - up against the story of a simple man and his nation who challenged - via peaceful means - a colonist empire, and won; an inspiration to the World over. Hands down.
As an Indian, i bow my Head at the feet of this Gentlemen Sir Richard Attenborough... For making this Biopic of Our Father of Nation, Gandhi ji..
To show his ways and struggles to the next generations..
It was a gift to the Indian people for generations..
Thank you sir🙏🙏🙏
It is *Lord* Attenborough, not Sir.
Even if I was not proudly partly Indian still will always admire Mohandus Gandhi
Gandhi is a pedo
Rest in peace, Richard Attenborough. You were such a wonderful person. :(
@Wuhan Virus he died in 2014
@Wuhan Virus his brother
Here on Gandhi Jayanti 2019.
I am
I am on Gabdhi jayanti 2022
Gandhi is one of the Greatest films ever made, and Sir Richard Attenborough is easily one of the Greatest filmmaker humanitarians born to walk this Earth, because to understand Gandhi completely you have to become a bit of Gandhi, and Attenborough presented Mahatma Gandhi so splendidly.
Great speech by Attenborough for best film. Profound and eloquent
Tears in Attenborough's eyes while mentioning Gandhi.. Really he knows whatever Gandhi gives to whole world is really exceptional and extraordinary
Interesting how Attenborough and Spielberg later did Jurassic Park.
It was a deal struck at the oscars.
Well, Richard was also an very good actor. Should have been nominated for his work in Séance on a Wet Afternoon. Both he and Kim Stanley were brilliant.
LOL the novel wasn't even written until 1990!
And Gandhis Ben Kingsley was in that years Best Picture Schindler's List
Sir Richard said he always felt bad the Gandhi beat ET for best picture and it was one of the reasons he took the role in Jurassic Park.
What a great feeling when they play.... Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram in Oscar 👏
Goosebumps, and Richard worked with satyjeet ray in SHATRANJ K KHILADI
@@abhisheksrivastava5014 thanks for the information bro. I'll watch.
@@ariesabhishek4879 sure bro
Like wading through cement. One of the worst directors in history.
Gandhi was the last of the cinematic spectacles filmed with a cast of thousands (the extras). Nowadays the "thousands" of extras are CGI generated. Those were the glory days of Hollywood.
Avenger took the words out of my mouth!
What about titanic?
Once in a interview Sir Ben Kingsley said that there were 400'000 people for the filming of the funeral if I heard it right. I think it was in Interview with GQ
@@Areyoumadnott thanks for support
30000 extras were used for kingdom of heaven
Wonderful speech by the great Director paying tribute to MAHATMA GANDHI.
Rest in Peace Sir Richard you were and always will be a great cinematic icon.....
Yep
R.I.P Sir Richard the world has lost a true warm loving human being today, Sir Richards talents knew no bounds but it is for his humility and humanity that i am sure many will remember and miss him.
Sir ??
*Lord* Attenborough, you mean.
Rest in peace Richard Attenborough.
Gandhi is one of my all time favourite top 10-list.
Out of the 4000 movies you've watched?
Mathieu Champagne Get the f out of here
🙋 myself too...
@@ronakmodi7336 out of atleast 2000 movies i ve watched... Gandhi is still my best movie so far! And i can understand your pain.. Modi ji 🤣
@@parthsharma688 lmfao
Gandhi was a well made movie as the man himself. It deserved because of the idea Richard elaborated, i think, it struck everyone at that point of time.
Sad times are changing...in India we have morons who suggest a temple for Nathuram Godse !
Devamalya Ghosh thats the irony of indian civilization and this chaos leads to evolution of greatest personalities. It is repeating always, so we tolerate and let them exist because ultimately it will help the society to evolve better. With all contradictions coexisting we thrive for better and better. Remember Richard was British as Churchill who wanted Gandhi dead.
Neelabhra Roy Wow! How mature and intelligent your argument is! 😛 LOL!
Billy Wilder presenting-it doesn't get better, what a list of films he had. Richard Attenborough delivered a film that does stand the test of time, IMHO. Gandhi was his dream project, and we learned more about India by watching.
well said
Marilyn E. Jess we Indians learnt more about Gandhi, thanks to Sir Richard Attenborough!
It was great humane speech by Richard Attenborough, I love him.
What a speech!
Rest In Peace Lord Richard Attenborough a true Englishman,God Bless.
Great Speach And Perfect Prononciation.Simply Perfect.
RIP Sir Richard Attenborough 🎩
Sentimental speech. Really that touched me.
Rohit Jain what a gracious man indeed
RIP Sir. Thank you for the film. DVD shall stay on my shelf forever.
Richard Atteborough ______ A Class Act!!! Only he could do justice with project called 'Gandhi'.
Richard's words shows the detailed reading about subject/autobiography that he produced and what more is he learned the Gandhi's message and passed it to fellows with his amazing vision. Genius at work
No for Nazi loving conservative Brits.
I still remembered watching Gandhi in a cinema in Canberra when it was premiered there. I was young student at the Australian National University then in 1983.
After the movie ended, there was a standing ovation by the whole audience throughout the credit rolls.
What a movie experience that was.
Gandhi has great directing and producing.
Idk why when i found your comment seems really funny
@@hadiputraw8083 it happens with idiotas.....
Brilliant speech by sir Richard at the end. Gandhi was a masterpiece and well deserved Oscar 🤗👍
For me Spielberg's E.T. remains the best, but Richard Attenborough's Gandhi remains one of the most beautiful biopics ever made!
I love both and own both on DVD.
Spielberg's ET was stolen from another writer and never gave him the credit. Steven S. was so lame to admit that.
ET has dated very badly. I find it practically unwatchable today.
the story of ET was copied from the unproduced film "the alien", written and directed by another indian director satyajit ray
@@mahasinhossen2502 Sweet justice that E.T. lost to Gandhi, after the story of E.T. was stolen from an Indian filmmaker.
Spielberg must have been extremely pissed off in this Oscar ceremony.. E.T is brilliant but Gandhi deserved it more.. a monumental effort..
Ritish Patnaik and I think Das Boot would have finished above ET as well - it’s a masterpiece.
What a great bunch of films - Das Boot (greatest WWII film ever made), Tootsie, The Verdict, ET and Gandhi which thoroughly deserved the win.
Very inspiring acceptance speech by Attenborough. Great man indeed.
1983 was one of those rare years ...
of five outstanding director and film Oscar nominations
Also the Director of Bridge Too Far,
Chaplin and Cry Freedom. I love his speech. Unselfishness exemplified
A Great English Gentleman!
Respect from 🇺🇸
The small details in the movie really blew my mind. Only a person who has read Indian freedom struggle would spot those things.. after mahatma's first speech in India we see a young boy wearing black cap in the crowd..a member of radical Hindu organization.... Or lokmanya tilak sitting beside Jinnah in the same event, not to be seen again since he died shortly afterwards.
1982 was an incredible year for movies. :)
Gandhi is most relevant in this era of violence to bring peace .et also inspired humanity .there could have been a joint oscar for both Spielberg and Attenborough like Nobel prize. Thanks.n.c.rakshit.
Gandhi deserved the Oscar - hands down!
Word!
E.t. was a better film
Till today in 2020.. this is the best
My kids' generation is still a fortunate one having parents like me who have the opportunity and the ease to steer their attention on powerful speeches such as this delivered by gentlemen and mentors like Richard Attenborough. It saddens me to think of a world bereft of such luminous and illustrious models.
This speech from attenborough on Gandhi is so good, came to revisit this moment. Thanks & Love to him for inspiring us through his creation.
Amazing year- Das Boot, Gandhi, ET. Wow.
Wat a great speech by an englishman truly touched my soul! gandhi's idea always remain with world..huge respect from a indian girl!
@Mathieu Champagne , there is evidence that the concept of E.T. is plagiarized from Satyajit Ray's work
@Mathieu Champagne Gandhi had corrected himself on his stance on racism. He was wrong and he had corrected himself. Only a great man can do that
@mathieu
How and why. If gandhi was a racist what was winston churchill. A saint!. GTFO
If gandhi was a racist what was Winston churchill and his conservative party . Ultra racist !.
@@agnosticheretic746 of course hell yeah
Richard Attenborough's plea for peace without violence one of the best acceptance speeches ever.
RIP Richard Attenborough (August 29, 1923 - August 24, 2024), aged 90
You will be remembered as a legend
wow ..heart full of peace and tears..cheers to Mr Attenborough.
Amazing class.with that.speech
Great honour for all humility that Film like is made by you......such a great personality comes to know all the world by the way you portrayed.....Love you and thank you for such courage and strength 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Billy Wilder's opening quip about it's ' better to give then receive....I DON'T BELIEVE THAT " 🤣🤣🤣
That Richard's speech should have get a standing ovation, still human race in rage to find dignity of our existence! #Peace
It's absolutely tragic to listen to Richard Attenborough talk so passionately and eloquently about 'men of peace' and the dangers we all face if ignoring the great human tragedies throughout history and the lessons that have to be learned and acted upon.....F/F to February 2024 we haven't learned anything indeed through the greed violence oppression of many millions of innocent people across the world we have through misunderstanding intolerance and hate are leading us all into a new dark age...😢😢❤️
Yes, Ben Kingsley was outstanding as Gandhi. He won every award for his performance: Academy Award, Golden Globe, Bafta, etc. Richard truly deserved Best Achievement in Directing, but Best Picture E.T. should have won, like in the Golden Globes that year.
Richard Attenborough was a good director, but he was an EXCEPTIONAL actor. It's really a shame that he wasn't recognized for his performances in Brighton Rock, Guns at Batasi, Seance on a Wet Afternoon, 10 Rillington Place, and all the other performances he gave that should've been nominated or won.
Michael McCarthy Don't forget 'The Great Escape' and 'Jurassic Park'.
Thank you. I didnt know much about Richard's acting. I will surely watch these movies.
Great 5 films . Incredible year .
Whenever I see this video , I get emotional. Mahatma 🙏
Such an incredible acceptance speech thank you Sir Richard Attenborough for such an incredible message.
I like that Richard Attenborough gave a shout out to Stephen Spielberg here. Ten years later he was directed by Spielberg in Jurassic Park. RIP Richard Attenborough...
That's David Attenborough... LoL two different people. Brothers
Happy 96th birthday in heaven, Sir Richard Attenborough.
Of course.
I would have loved if Richard Attenborough had also been nominated for Best Director for Shadowlands and for Chaplin.
Wonderful speech.
Even Attenborough said later that Spielberg and ET should have won.
Gandhi was not able to conquer lust but he was able to conquer the hearts of millions of people in the world.
It really should be a five-way tie. Couldn't agree more.
Fantastic speech.
A first class film. Attenborough as director doesn’t make it “about him” but about Gandhi.
Whoa ... what a list for best director! I didn’t know Attenborough produced this film as well. And what an acceptance speech for best producer- few, if any, have been better. Such eloquence.
Rest in Peace Sir Richard
That was Sir Richard Attenborough!
Damn, that was a great list of directors that year. Still wish Spielberg would have won Director and Picture though. Nothing beats the 'Goodbye' sequence at the end of E.T. Too much perfection.
I am very proud to be British in every single sense may not have been born there but very proud to have grown up there would not want it any other way . What eloquence and such excellence not only of the talent of Sir Richard Attenborough of majority of the British . An American on average could not string a set of pearls let alone a sentence . Gandhi one of the top greatest of all time deserved every single win it got with such a great team and director .
Why do you have to insult Americans? It was so random.
It was a stunning movie
First Robin Williams and now Richard my childhood keeps dying why.
Sir, absolutely amazing film and your words of praise for Mahatma Gandhi. It's clearly visible you have done a lot of research and the message you wanted to convey to the whole world through this film.
Gandhi deserved it whole heartedly. Ben Kingsley gave one of the greatest performances of all time in that film, and Richard Attenborough really did his story justice.
Fun fact: that year was the last time the 2 highest-grossing movies of the year were nominated for Best Picture until this year
Spectacular movie well deserved. He was so great💕
What a speech ...miss you sir
@Mathieu Champagne Yes, we can see that you are a lunatic!😂😁😀
He loved and was loved .
And in 10 years from then, fellow nominee Steven Spielberg will cast Richard Attenborough in one of his most seminal movie - Jurrasic Park.
and Kathleen Kennedy would become one of the most powerful person in Hollywood
Il fait 100 ans la naissance de Richard Attenborough, J'admire la qualité humaine de cet homme extraordinaire.
Dear Richard,
I would like to thank you for the great movie you made.
I will love Richard forever. What an extraordinary man.
Beautiful speech. He truly deserved it!
Rest In Peace...
Pffffffffff...Gandhi is an epic movie...EPIC!
And, really, I like E.T......but the best was clearly Gandhi, everyone knew this.
...for those who want to know what was said during the audio gaffe, Sir Richard Attenborough said: ".... honored. But, I would simply say to Sidney Lumet and Sydney Pollack and Wolfgang Petersen and Steven Spielberg, I am honored to be in their company. Thank you very much." Reference: aaspeechesdb.oscars.org/link/055-8/
Thank you, Raj; you're a gentleman.
Wow, this has to be the best Best Director roster of all time! I would have given it to Spielberg, then Petersen, but all were totally deserving of their nominations.
Yeah, '82 seems by all accounts a magnificent year in film. At the very least, it had some of the best genre films of all time.
Such a great speech... Met with golf applause.
This was a man who truly believed in what he was doing.
R.I.P Mr. Attenborough
:(
Sadly Indians have thrown Gandhi's ideology to dustbin.
Happily, we Indians flushed his ideals into the gutter of divide & rule.
@@jagdishacharya1438 after knowing the facts/history about Gandhi and still you believe so. Then absolutely you are a helpless an illiterate piece of orthodox and believing in violence, massacre, exploitation to make your life worthy. you're kind of people who don't have any principle any ideology to make your life extraordinary that's the only reason you people reckoned as unsophisticated.
@@evergreenoldboy7728 Uff Why the hate? Jagdish was just lamenting on how the political ideology of india has returned to divide and rule. Before the British did this to subjugate Indians, now the profiteering (corrupt politicians and depraved businessmen) are following the same rulebook to subjugate the rest of the Indians. We are going backwards, with our government hellbent on dividing and weaponizing religion to oppress.
@@nidpaul not hate, it's sad to see people still blame him for dividing nations or making divide and rule game in India on any basis. He was not responsible for separation of people on religion, faith basis people like Jinna was the planner of divide and rule because he want to be PM or any leader if India would be independent at that time then he actually believes that he wouldn't become PM if he doesn't play conspiracy tenet of making islamic nation(pakistan) it was the only way he can become PM either way so he and some other people like him was greedy for chairs so eventually they decide to do this and that time Gandhi had no option to condemn he knows that if he do anything regarding separatism it can cause chaos all over the country, extremist of every religion were wanted to be power holder of india.
@@nidpaul Sir can you recommend some reading material that speaks to all sides of Indian society during the independence of India and afterwards? I live in the USA, and if you don't look for yourself you only see what they (government, media, etc.) want you to see. Thank you and peace.
He was very emotional while making the speech
Thats your father's name matheiu.
Richard Attenborough became one of my favorite movie directors after I saw "Gandhi" (1982) and "Chaplin" (1992). It is unfortunate in my opinion, that "Chaplin" did not become the director's second film to be nominated for Best Picture.
Here in 2021 in lockdown. Keep safe.
What a speech at the end
Thank you Richard for such an effort to spread the ideology of non-violence of Mahatma Gandhi in this world ..... the world really needs it now ....
What a wonderful speech.
RIP Richard
It's a highly predictable outcome. All those other nominees - strikingly entertaining as they are - up against the story of a simple man and his nation who challenged - via peaceful means - a colonist empire, and won; an inspiration to the World over. Hands down.
"I never wanted to be a director, I just wanted to direct that film"
Extra ordinary speech by sir Richard while accepting the award for best picture.
Well said Sir Richard Attenborough
One of the best acceptance speeches ever.