The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959)

Original title

Der Tiger von Eschnapur

Directed by

Fritz Lang

Genre

drama film, adventure film, romance film

Country

Germany, France, Italy

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

12

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 148 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A German architect travels to India to work for a maharaja. He falls in love with a temple dancer, which causes conflict with the ruler.

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What happens

The Tiger of Eschnapur (German: Der Tiger von Eschnapur) is a 1959 adventure film directed by Fritz Lang. It is the first of two films comprising what has come to be known as Fritz Lang's Indian Epic, the other is The Indian Tomb (1959). Lang returned to Germany to direct these films, which together tell the story of a German architect, the Indian maharaja for whom he is supposed to build schools and hospitals, and the dancer who comes between them. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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