Double bill of biographical dramas in gandhi 1982 richard attenborough directs the story of mahatma gandhi ben kingsley from his beginnings as a young indian lawyer to his triumph as a revolutionary leader whose philosophy of non violent protest helped gain india its independence lawrence of arabia 1962 david leans biopic stars peter otoole as t e lawrence the oxford educated british army officer who aided the arabs in their revolt against the turks teaming up with sherif al