Uniform Title Prapancha pash (Motion picture)

Title "A throw of dice" : a romance of India / Domenico Procacci presents a Fandango production ; a silent music production produced by Tom Pearce & Nadine Luque in association with the British Film Institute ; by Niranjan Pal ; directed by F. Osten ; assisted by Alan Campbell ; supervisor in India, Himansu Rai ; scenario by W.A. Burton.

Publication Info.

[United States] : Kino, 2008.

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Audio Visual	DVD THROW	Check Shelf

Edition	Fullscreen ed.
Description	1 videodisc (74 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Credits	Photography, E. Schunemann ; with a new score by Nitin Sawhney.
Cast	Seeta Devi, Charu Roy, Himansu Rai, Sarada Gupta ; orchestral score performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.
Summary	Inspired by the gambling episode in the ancient Hindu epic the Mahabharata, this rare classic of silent cinema tells of two kings who share a passion for reckless gambling, and for the same woman. A throw of dice is the third film in a pioneering trilogy of silent films made through a unique partnership between German director Franz Osten and Indian actor-producer Himansu Rai.
System Details	DVD.
Language	Silent dialogue; English subtitles.
Note	GMD: videorecording.
Subject	Mahābhārata -- Film adaptations.
	Gambling -- Drama.
	Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
	Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama.
	Motion pictures -- India.
	Motion pictures -- Germany.
Genre/Form	Silent films.
	Feature films.
Added Author	Osten, Franz, 1876-1956.
	Burton, W. A.
	Pal, Niranjan, 1889-1959.
	Devī, Seeta, 1912-1983
	Roy, Charu, 1890-1971.
	Rai, Himansu, 1892-1940.
	Guptā, Śarada.
	Sawhney, Nitin, 1964-
	Fandango (Production company)
	British Film Institute.
	Kino International Corporation.
Note	Also known as: Schicksalswurfel
	Also known as: Throw of the dice
Added Title	Prapancha pash
ISBN	29.9500
Standard No.	738329056728
Music No.	5672 Kino

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