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Tight 26-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
The Dance of Shiva
1998 0h 26m EN
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9.0
MASTERPIECE
★9.0TMDB · 1
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Synopsis
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In the trenches of the Western Front in 1915, a British army chaplain is forced to question his faith as he witnesses hundreds of Hindu soldiers risking their lives daily for the Empire.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Sergeant Bakshi
Kenneth Branagh
Colonel Evans
Paul McGann
Captain Greville
Julian Glover
General Willis
Samuel West
Lieutenant Davies
Robin Sebastian
Captain Oliver
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jamie Payne
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The take
Jamie Payne directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 26-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Sanjeev Bhaskar and Kenneth Branagh and Paul McGann carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0157505 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 26 min · 0h 26m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Jamie Payne
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere1998-12-18
