The God King (1974)
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Directors
Lester James Peries
Cast
Geoffrey Russell, Leigh Lawson, Oliver Tobias, Ravindra Randeniya
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King Kasyapa (Leigh Lawson) is the son of King Dhatusena (Geoffrey Russell). Kasyapa had murdered his father by walling him alive and then usurping the throne, which rightfully belonged to his brother Mogallana (Ravindra Randeniya), Dhatusena's son by the true queen. Mogallana fled to India to escape assassination by Kasyapa but vowed revenge.
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