A Throw of Dice (1929) on Netflix
NR19291h 14mAdventureDramaRomance
Gambling is the passion King Ranjit and his cousin Sohat share, and each rules a neighboring kingdom in India. Both men want Sunita, the daughter of the hermit Kanwa.
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Plot summary
In two neighboring Indian kingdoms, the thrones belong to Sohat and to his cousin Ranjit, who is younger. Both men are devoted to games of chance and cannot let a wager pass. The same young woman has caught the attention of each: Sunita, who lives in a simple hut with her father, the hermit Kanwa, a healer who has turned away from society. Ranjit is a guest at Sohat's court, and the cousins are rivals for Sunita.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about A Throw of Dice (1929)
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- Franz Osten, the German-born director of A Throw of Dice and a member of the Nazi Party, was arrested by British colonial officials during the 1939 production of Kangan (The Bangle) and held until the end of the Second World War.
- For A Throw of Dice, director Franz Osten assembled thousands of cast members and animals, among them 10,000 extras, 1,000 horses and scores of elephants and tigers.
