The Indian Shylock: The Original Silent Version poster

The Indian Shylock: The Original Silent Version

8.0(1)1925—1

A social film with high melodrama, concerning a peasant (Shantaram) who loses his land to a greedy money-lender and moves to the city where he becomes a mill worker. Taking its cue from the realist tradition, the film counterposes an idyllic rural life (destroyed but the greedy money-lender who uses forged papers to steal the peasant's land) with the harsh city life. The shot of a hut accompanied by a howling dog are regarded as one of the most memorable moments of Indian cinema to date.

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  • IndiaIN

    • Theatrical2 Jan 1925

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The Indian Shylock: The Original Silent Version was released on 2 January 1925.

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