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Mysteries of India, Part II: Above All Law (1921)

Mysteries of India, Part II: Above All Law poster
Original title
Das indische Grabmal, zweiter Teil: Der Tiger von Eschnapur
Directed by
Joe May
Genre
silent film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This is a 1921 German silent film adapted from Thea von Harbou's novel. It is the second part of a two-part story about an Indian tomb and a tiger. The film follows characters caught in a dramatic adventure involving royalty and danger.

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What happens

Das indische Grabmal zweiter Teil - Der Tiger von Eschnapur è un film muto del 1921 diretto da Joe May. Adattamento cinematografico del romanzo di Thea von Harbou, è la seconda parte del dittico Il sepolcro indiano. Il primo episodio uscì con il titolo Das indische Grabmal erster Teil - Die Sendung des Yoghi. Thea von Harbou scrisse la sceneggiatura del film insieme al suo futuro marito, Fritz Lang. Quest'ultimo avrebbe ripreso la storia nel 1958, girando come regista La tigre di Eschnapur e Il sepolcro indiano, coproduzione franco-italo-tedesca dove la storia subiva alcuni cambiamenti di non lieve entità. Protagonista della nuova versione diventava la principessa che era interpretata da Debra Paget, mentre passava in secondo piano il personaggio di Irene, diventata sorella e non più fidanzata. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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