Prem Sanyas
1925 ‧ Drama/Silent ‧ 1h 37m
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6.4/10 · IMDb
A white bearded old man tells the story of Gautama, the man who founded Buddhism.
Release date: May 11, 1928 (USA)
Directors: Franz Osten and Himanshu Rai
Screenplay: Niranjan Pal and Robert Menasse
Story by: Edwin Arnold
Adapted from: The Light of Asia
Producers: Himanshu Rai, Devika Rani, and Peter Ostermayer
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Prem Sanyas (The Light of Asia) is a 1925 silent film, directed by Franz Osten and Himansu Rai. It was adapted from the book, The Light of Asia (1879) in ...
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In his journey towards enlightenment, he exchanges his pearl necklaces and comfortable garments for a beggars' torn clothes. He adopts his new life of fasting, ...
Prem Sanyas (The Light of Asia) tells the story of Prince Siddhartha Gautama, the man who became the Buddha. Created by producer and actor Himansu Rai, director ...
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Made by the filmmakers who helped lay the foundation for Bollywood, this India-made epic is a lush and vivid recounting of the Buddha's origin story when ...
Jan 17, 2024 · Prem Sanyas was an Indo-German co-production, which was co-directed by Franz Osten and by the other actor on the postcard, Himansu Rai, with ...
Prem Sanyas is a 1925 silent film, directed by Franz Osten and Himansu Rai. It was adapted from the book, The Light of Asia in verse, by Edwin Arnold, ...
Photograph: courtesy The San Francisco Silent Film Festival. Prem Sanyas Also known as Die Leuchte Asiens in Germany : [Leuchte Asiens], [The Light of Asia]
The religious epic, with its idealized figures, takes up the narrative in flashback and ends with Gopa kneeling before Gautama asking to become his disciple.