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The Soul of Buddha is a american film of genre Drama directed by J. Gordon Edwards released in USA on 21 april 1918 with Theda Bara

The Soul of Buddha (1918)

The Soul of Buddha
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Released in USA 21 april 1918
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OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Romance
Rating63% 3.1776653.1776653.1776653.1776653.177665

The Soul of Buddha is a 1918 American silent romance film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara who also wrote the film's story.

The film was produced by Fox Film Corporation and was shot at the Fox Studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey.



^ "Silent Era: The Soul of Buddha". silentera. Retrieved 2008-06-30.

^ Golden, Eve (1998). Vamp: The Rise and Fall of Theda Bara. Vestal Press. p. 157. ISBN 1-461-73077-5.

Synopsis

Cette histoire s'inspire de la vie de l'espionne Mata Hari. Une prêtresse javanaise s'enfuit avec un officier anglais. La jeune femme devient danseuse mais finit par être assassinée par un prêtre bouddhiste assoiffé de vengeance.

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Theda Bara

(Bava)
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