Ben Kingsley

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Filmography (All Films)

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Gandhi (1982): Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox…; Epic retelling of the life of the inspirational Indian leader with Ben Kingsley as 'The Mahatma'. Won eight Academy Awards including Best Picture.
Merry Wives of Windsor, The (1982): Feat. Alan Bennett, Richard Griffiths, Judy Davis…; Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 5 (Richard III, King Lear, Henry VI Part 1, Henry VI Part 2, Henry VI Part 3, The Merry Wives of Windsor) (1982-1983): Feat. Alan Bennett, Ben Kingsley, Judy Davis…; The fifth in a series of boxed–sets compiling the BBC's comprehensive Shakespeare adaptations for television. This set includes: Richard III,…
Betrayal (1983): Dir. David Jones
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Patricia Hodge, Jeremy Irons; Amorality tale of a publisher, his wife and her lover, adapted from Harold Pinter's powerhouse play, effectively told in reverse chronology. Ben…
Camille (1984): Dir. Desmond Davis
Feat. Greta Scacchi, Colin Firth, John Gielgud…; Greta Scacchi and a young Colin Firth play courtesan and lover respectively in this British revival of Alexander Dumas' novel.
Turtle Diary (1985): Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Glenda Jackson; Ben Kingsley and Glenda Jackson seek to liberate giant turtles from London Zoo. Screenplay by Harold Pinter.
Silas Marner (The Weaver of Raveloe) (1985): Dir. Giles Foster
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Jenny Agutter, Jim Broadbent…; Excellent adaptation of the George Elliot classic, with Kingsley superb as the weaver who wrongfully accused of theft who withdraws from society only…
Maurice (1987): Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Hugh Grant, James Wilby, Rupert Graves…; In the face of Edwardian attitudes and noble breeding, two young Englishmen comes to terms with their homosexuality. From E.M. Forster's novel.
Pascali's Island (1988): Dir. James Dearden
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Charles Dance; Polished thriller in which frustrated Turkish spy Ben Kingsley discovers little honour among thieves after he steals a Greek treasure with mysterious…
Without A Clue (1988): Dir. Thom Eberhardt
Feat. Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Jeffrey Jones…; A nicely contrived send–up of the Sherlock Holmes stories, with Kingsley playing Doctor Watson, who in fact has invented the character of…
Testimony (1989): Dir. Tony Palmer
Feat. Ben Kingsley; The life, artistry and anguish of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich receives a vivid, stylistic treatment here, with Ben Kingsley in the central…
Sneakers (1992): Dir. Phil Alden Robinson
Feat. Robert Redford, Ben Kingsley, Sidney Poitier…; This reworks the spy–caper genre to dazzling effect as an endearing team of security crackpots attempt to outwit bad egg Ben Kingsley whose…
Schindler's List (1993): Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes; Spielberg deservedly swept the '94 Oscars with this compassionate, consummately–crafted tale of a prominent Nazi's precarious mission to save…
Searching for Bobby Fischer (Innocent Moves) (1993): Dir. Steven Zaillian
Feat. Joe Mantegna, Ben Kingsley; Sensitive film about a nine–year–old boy with a special gift for chess. Some poignant moments about parental expectations and the price…
Death and the Maiden (1994): Dir. Roman Polanski
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley; Polanski exacts consummate control in rendering an electrifying stageplay for the screen. The dialogue blisters, the acting transfixes, the tension…
Species (1995): Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Forest Whitaker…; Ben Kingsley rounds up 'experts' (Michael Madsen, Forest Whitaker, Alfred Molina, Marg Helgenberger), a kind of A–Team of strange phenomena to…
Twelfth Night (1996): Dir. Trevor Nunn
Feat. Helena Bonham Carter, Richard E. Grant, Nigel Hawthorne…; William Shakespeare is rediscovered yet again, in one of his wittier flights of fancy, served up with such 90s icons as Helena Bonham Carter, Richard…
Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997): Dir. Stephen Surjik
Feat. Gabriel Byrne, Ben Kingsley, Mimi Rogers…; Media moguls Gabriel Byrne and Ben Kingsley vie for ownership of a pro football team, in an escalating war of one–upmanship, eventually raking…
Sweeney Todd (1997): Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Joanna Lumley; Based on the true story of the demon barbers of Fleet Street, Ben Kingsley and Joanna Lumley attend this gruesome tale of the esteemed barbershop in…
Apparition (Photographing Fairies) (1997): Dir. Nick Willing
Feat. Toby Stephens, Ben Kingsley, Emily Woof; A sceptical, widowed portrait photographer investigates reports of everglade fairies and becomes transformed by otherworldly encounters. Inspired by…
Assignment, The (1998): Dir. Christian Duguay
Feat. Aidan Quinn, Donald Sutherland, Ben Kingsley; International espionage flick that revels in the skillful, old–fashioned flourishes of an elaborate terrorist caper. Tourist Aidan Quinn gets…
Parting Shots (1998): Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Chris Rea, Bob Hoskins, Ben Kingsley…; Once–fashionable photographer Chris Rea finds out he only has months to live, and decides to get his own back at those that have made his life…
Confession, The (1998): Dir. David Jones
Feat. Alec Baldwin, Ben Kingsley, Amy Irving; Fairly standard–issue moral dilemmas in the courtroom for attorney Baldwin, involved in a complex case of guilt, redemption and retribution in…
Alice in Wonderland (1999): Dir. Nick Willing
Feat. Robbie Coltrane, Whoopi Goldberg, Ben Kingsley…; The creators of the MERLIN TV–series pull–off another updating, this time Lewis Carroll's childrens' classic. Seamless special effects…
Rules of Engagement (2000): Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Tommy Lee Jones, Guy Pearce…; Colonel Samuel L. Jackson interprets the 'rules' when the US Embassy in Yemen is attacked by terrorists. But after the smoke has cleared 83…
What Planet Are You From? (2000): Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Garry Shandling, Annette Bening, Greg Kinnear…; Polarizing sci–fi sex comedy starring Garry Shandling as a human–looking alien from an emotionless all–male society is sent to…
Sexy Beast (2001): Dir. Jonathan Glazer
Feat. Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane…; Retirement in sunbaked Spain is going nicely for mellowed–out ex–crim Ray Winstone, that is, until a poison–tongued Ben Kingsley…
Anne Frank (2001): Dir. Robert Dornhelm
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Brenda Blethyn, Lili Taylor; Comprehensive and authentic retelling of the Anne Frank diaries, this paints a grittier, less–than–sentimental picture of the family’s…
Tuck Everlasting (2002): Dir. Jay Russell
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Sissy Spacek, William Hurt…; Family costumer set in 19th century Maryland, where a rebellious teenage girl discovers a mysterious world in the woods owned by her father. Therein…
House of Sand and Fog (2003): Dir. Vadim Perelman
Feat. Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Frances Fisher…; Essentially a showdown over the ownership of a house between an abandoned wife and a stoic Iranian immigrant, this throws up a compelling, if foggy,…

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Filmography (All Films)