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poster The Burning of Lanka
The Burning of Lanka
6mn - Drama, Fantasy
Lanka Dahan (Lanka Aflame) is a 1917 Indian silent film directed by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke (Dadasaheb Phalke). Phalke also wrote the film based on an episode of the Hindu epic Ramayana, credited to Valmi…
poster Grandma Despina
Grandma Despina
1mn - Documentary
This scene is a part of the very first film shot produced by the Manaki Brothers. Despina, the Janaki and Milton Manaki's grandmother, was recorded weaving in one high-angle shot. For no apparent reason, …
poster The Redman's View
The Redman's View
14mn - Western
An Indian village is forced to leave its land by white settlers, and must make a long and weary journey to find a new home. The settlers make one young Indian woman stay behind. This woman is thus separat…
poster Mother India
Mother India
(3.9/5)
172mn - Drama, Music
A poverty-stricken woman raises her sons through many trials and tribulations. But no matter the struggles, always sticks to her own moral code.
poster The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi
The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi
(3.4/5)
127mn - Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Ayan, Maharajah of Eschnapur, believes that his wife, Princess Savitri, has been unfaithful to him with officer Mac Allan. He decides to bury her alive, so he sends the Yogi Ramigani to England to look fo…
poster Mayabazar
Mayabazar
(4.6/5)
181mn - Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
Balarama promises Subhadra that he'll marry his daughter to her son. But when the Pandavas loses their kingdom to the Kauravas, Balarama breaks his promise.
poster Naya Daur
Naya Daur
(4.0/5)
173mn - Drama
Shankar lives in a remote village in rural India with his mother and sister, Manju, and drives a horse-carriage for a living. The main employer in the region is a kind-hearted businessman Maganlal. When M…
poster Sita Sings the Blues
Sita Sings the Blues
82mn - Animation, Drama, Music
Utilizing the 1920s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, the epic Indian tale of exiled prince Ramayana and his bride Sita is mirrored by a spurned woman's contemporary personal life, and light-hearted but kno…
poster Chandralekha
Chandralekha
(3.6/5)
207mn - Drama, History, Adventure
Brothers Veer and Shashank fall in love with Chandralekha. Shashank kidnaps her and forces her to marry him. She requests a special drum dance prior to the wedding. The drums, however, hold a secret.
poster Vanina
Vanina
(2.9/5)
68mn - Drama
Vanina loves rebel leader Octavio, who gets caught. He gets a pardon and marries Vanina. When he is captured again, Vanina helps him to escape prison. They are both caught, and after his execution she die…
poster Danse indienne
Danse indienne
1mn - Documentary
American Indians dancing.
poster Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
(4.1/5)
125mn - Drama
A depiction of the life of an impoverished early twentieth century rural Bengali family.
poster Ramona
Ramona
17mn - Drama, Romance, Western
Ramona, residing on her wealthy Spanish adoptive mother's rancho in California, falls in love with the Indian Alessandro. When Ramona is denied permission to marry Alessandro, the lovers elope, only to fi…
poster Mohawk
Mohawk
(2.6/5)
79mn - Action, Western
An artist working in a remote army post is juggling the storekeeper's daughter, his fiancée newly arrived from the east, and the Indian Chief's daughter. But when a vengeful settler manages to get the arm…
poster The Wonderful Living Fan
The Wonderful Living Fan
(2.8/5)
3mn - Fantasy
As a conjurer awaits an audience, a procession announces the arrival of a royal representative, carried in a sedan chair, to see him. The conjurer then has a large box brought in. It is opened, revealing …
poster Molly Moo-Cow and the Indians
Molly Moo-Cow and the Indians
(2.8/5)
7mn - Animation
A Conestoga Wagon leads Molly Moo-Cow and some ducks through the hills. The ducks stop for a swim by a tepee and go to explore the settlement. Molly misses her friends and goes to look for them; when she …
poster The War and the Dream of Momi
The War and the Dream of Momi
(3.4/5)
37mn - Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
"The War and the Dream of Momi" was a patriotic war film directed by Giovanni Pastrone. Segundo de Chomón was responsible for the animation effects.
poster Tam Cam: The Untold
Tam Cam: The Untold
(2.8/5)
90mn - Drama, Fantasy
"Tam Cam: The Untold" is inspired by the fairy tale Tam Cam. Father died early, the stepmother and Cam bullying Tam until she meet Prince (Isaac) and became his wife. However, the story of the film much i…
poster Short Subject
Short Subject
(3.1/5)
1mn - War, Animation, Comedy
Short Subject [commonly known as Mickey Mouse in Vietnam] is a 16mm underground animated short film. Mickey Mouse enlists with the army and ships off to Vietnam.
poster The Melomaniac
The Melomaniac
(3.4/5)
3mn - Comedy, Music
The leader of a marching band demonstrates an unusual way of writing music.
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