Raja Harishchandra
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Raja Harishchandra is a 1913 silent Marathi film directed by Dadasaheb Phalke, widely regarded as the first full-length Indian feature film and a foundational work of Indian cinema.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Raja Harishchandra (1913 film) | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
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mythological film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Harishchandra story from Hindu mythology
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legend of King Harishchandra ⓘ |
| cinematicUniverse | early Indian cinema ⓘ |
| cityOfFirstScreening | Bombay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | milestone in Indian national cinema ⓘ |
| director | Dadasaheb Phalke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| filmIndustry |
Indian cinema
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Marathi cinema ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Bombay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | silent ⓘ |
| genre | mythological ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| hasSurvivingFootage | partial ⓘ |
| hasTitleRole | Harishchandra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Indian feature filmmaking
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later mythological films in India ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being among the earliest narrative films in India
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use of male actors in female roles ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Marathi intertitles ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstScreening | Coronation Cinema, Bombay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
Harishchandra
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Rohitashva NERFINISHED ⓘ Taramati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partially lost film ⓘ |
| producer | Dadasaheb Phalke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Phalke Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
first full-length Indian feature film
ⓘ
foundational work of Indian cinema ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1913-05-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | approximately 40 ⓘ |
| screeningPattern | initially shown to invited audience ⓘ |
| starred |
Anna Salunke
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Bhalchandra Phalke NERFINISHED ⓘ Dattatraya Damodar Dabke NERFINISHED ⓘ Gajanan Vasudev Sane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
sacrifice and dharma
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truthfulness of King Harishchandra ⓘ |
| subsequentRelease | commercial release in Bombay ⓘ |
| writer | Dadasaheb Phalke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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