A Throw of Dice

Aug 16, 1929

1h 14m

★ 6.3

Overview

Two neighboring kings addicted to gambling, Ranjit and his cousin Sohat, vie for the same beautiful young woman, Sunita, daughter of the hermit Kanwa.

Genres

Drama

Adventure

Romance

Production Companies

UFA

BIF

Himansu Rai Film

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Cast

Sunita

Seeta Devi

King Ranjit

Charu Roy

King Sohat

Himansu Rai

King Sohat's Henchman Kirkbar

Modhu Bose

Sunita's Hermit Father Kanwa

Sarada Gupta

Kanzler Raghunath

Tincory Chakrabarty

Raghunath's Son Beerbal

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