Prapancha Pash
Also known as Schicksalswürfel in Germany; A Throw of Dice in the United Kingdom; Throw of the Dice and A Throw of Dice in the USA
(1929) India/England/Germany
B&W : [?] Eight? reels / 7630 feet
Directed by Franz Osten
Cast: Seeta Devi [Sunita], Himansu Rai (Himanshu Rai) [Sohan], Charu Roy [King Ranjit], Modhu Bose [Kirkbar, King Sohat’s henchman], Sarada Supta [Kanwa, Sunita’s father, the hermit], Lala Bijoykishen [Raghunaths Sohn Beerbal], Tincory Chakrabarty [Kanzler Raghunath]
Himansu Rai Film, British Instructional Films, Limited, and Universum-Film Aktiengesellschaft [UFA] production; distributed by Pro Patria (in the United Kingdom) and Universum-Film Aktiengesellschaft (in Germany). / Produced by Himansu Rai (Himanshu Rai). Scenario by W.A. Burton and Max Jungk, from a screen story by Niranjan Pal. Art direction by Promode Nath. Assistant director, Alan Campbell. Cinematography by Emil Schünemann. / Released 16 August 1929 (in Germany). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA as Throw of the Dice by Hollywood Pictures Corporation on 4 January 1930.
Drama: Historical.
Survival status: Prints exist.
Current rights holder: (unknown) [India]; Public domain [USA].
Keywords: India - Royalty: Kings
Listing updated: 22 December 2024.
References: Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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