Ben Kingsley
Actor
Films to Rent on DVD
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.
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.
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.
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…