The Eye of the Buddha (1919)
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| Original title | The eye of the Buddha |
| Country of production | Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1919 |
| length | approx. 78 minutes |
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| Director | Maurice Armand Mondet |
| script | Alfred German-German |
| production | Filmag, Vienna |
| camera | Adolf Schlesinger |
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The Eye of Buddha is an Austrian silent film crime drama made in 1918 with Fritz Kortner in the leading role of an opaque Indian servant.
action
The well-known India researcher Kilian gives a company in his house. In the subsequent hunt, the researcher's brother is tragically killed. As a result of the medical examination, it is found that the man was killed by the bullet from his own rifle. A little later, a precious agate , a quartz stone, also disappears from the researcher's collection. He achieved fame under the name "The Eye of Buddha" and is the pride of Kilian. The suspicion quickly falls on Yushib, the Indian servant of the India expert. He is arrested, but is soon given an alibi by the young Angela, who is completely under his spell and claims to have been with him in his room at the time in question.
Angela's friend Erna, Kilian's daughter, doesn't really believe in Angela's alibi and asks a family friend, Hans Erben, to investigate the mysterious matter. Erben has a very good nose and, after numerous obstacles, can actually convict Yushib as the villain and thief. Before the Indian can be arrested, however, he dies of a heart attack, unable to cope with all the excitement. “The eye of the Buddha” can finally be found in Angela's jewelry box. Kilian, overjoyed about the reappearance of the piece of jewelery in his collection, finally happily agrees to his daughter Erna's engagement request with Hans Erben.
Production notes
The eye of the Buddha was created on the Raxalpe (exterior shots) in the last weeks of the Habsburg Empire. The world premiere took place on March 21, 1919. The four-act act was about 1,600 meters long.
The then 22-year-old cameraman Adolf Schlasy was still working here under his maiden name Adolf Schlesinger. It will be his first documented film in this capacity.
criticism
“[The] Austrian production opened up the legendary realm of Buddhism and created an extremely effective film piece that should prove to be very popular. The whole mystical magic that is inherent in the Indian religion exerts its own charm, which the oriental décor intensifies. Our local artist, Leop. Kramer and Fritz Kortner lead the way, give the foreign material credible life. The photographic execution is very good and promising for the future. "