Prem Sanyas (1925)

Directed by

Himanshu Rai, Franz Osten

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

British Raj, Germany

Runtime

1h 37m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent film tells the story of Prince Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism. It follows his journey from a sheltered royal life to his search for enlightenment.

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What happens

Prem Sanyas (The Light of Asia) (Die Leuchte Asiens in German) is a 1925 silent film, directed by Franz Osten and Himansu Rai. It was adapted from the book, The Light of Asia (1879) in verse, by Edwin Arnold, based on the life of Prince Siddhartha Gautama, who founded Buddhism by becoming the Buddha or the "Enlightened one". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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