A Throw of Dice
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| Prapancha Pash (A Throw of Dice) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Franz Osten |
| Produced by | Nadine Luque
Tim Pearce Himansu Rai Bruce Wolfe |
| Written by | W.A Burton
Max Jungk Niranjan Pal (story) |
| Starring | Seeta Devi (Sunita)
Himansu Rai (Sohan) Charu Roy (Ranjit) Modhu Bose Sarada Gupta (The Hermit) Lala Bijoykishen Tincory Chakrabarty |
| Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Nitin Sawhney (2oo6) |
| Cinematography | Emil Schünemann |
| Distributed by | (International) Fandango
(U.K) BFI (British Film Institute) |
| Release date(s) | 1929
(Re-released) 2006 |
| Country | India |
| [[1] Official website] | |
Prapancha Pash or A Throw of Dice is an Indian film released in 1929 and re-released in 2006..
[edit] Plot summary
The movie is about two kings vying for the love of a hermit's daughter, the beautiful Sunita. The two kings, Ranjit and Sohan share a passion for gambling and decide to play a game of craps to determine who will marry Sunita. Sunita wishes to marry Ranjit. Ranjit loses the game to the nefarious Sohan and as a forfeit becomes his slave. Sunita soon uncovers the truth about Sohan's evil deeds and to escape punishment he hurls himself off a cliff into the rapids below. Ranjit and Sunita are reunited and married.
[edit] Production
The second Indian film by Franz Osten was is considered by many his greatest achievement. The previous film was Light of Asia. The silent film was shot in black and white on a 35mm film. It contains thousands of cast members and animals including: 10,000 extras, 1,000 horses and scores of elephants and tigers. Nitin Sawhney, composer of the 2006 new score, describes the film as "A cross between Chaplin, Cecil B. DeMille and an early bollywood movie." On many occasions it has been compared to a Cecil B. DeMille film for its levels of extravagance.
