The Light of Asia

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The Light of Asia is a 1925 silent film adaptation of Edwin Arnold’s poem about the life of the Buddha, co-directed by Franz Osten and Himansu Rai and notable as an early Indo-European cinematic collaboration.

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The Light of Asia canonical 2
Life of the Buddha 1
Light of Asia 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf silent film
alternateTitle Prem Sanyas
basedOn The Light of Asia
basedOnWorkAuthor Edwin Arnold
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy Josef Wirsching
coProductionBetween Indian filmmakers and German filmmakers
countryOfOrigin Germany
India
director Franz Osten
Himansu Rai
distributor UFA
filmingLocation India
genre biographical film
historical film
religious film
hasOriginalIntertitlesLanguage English
language silent
notableFor early Indo-European cinematic collaboration
one of the earliest international co-productions involving Indian cinema
portrays life of the Buddha
producer Himansu Rai
productionCompany Great Eastern Film Corporation
publicationYear 1925
releaseYear 1925
settingPeriod ancient India
soundFilm false
subject Gautama Buddha
linked to: Shakyamuni Buddha
titleLanguageOfAlternateTitle Hindi

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Niranjan Pal notableWork The Light of Asia
The Light of Asia basedOn The Light of Asia
Himanshu Rai notableWork Light of Asia
linked to: The Light of Asia
Seokbosangjeol mainSubject Life of the Buddha
linked to: The Light of Asia