The Tiger of Eschnapur

In Eschnapur, a German architect saves the life of the Maharajah's favorite temple dancer and becomes Maharajah's friend but their friendship is tested when the architect and the dancer fall in-love, triggering the Maharajah's vengeful ire.

Cast

Debra Paget

as Seetha

Paul Hubschmid

as Harald Berger / Henri Mercier (in French version)

Walther Reyer

as Maharadjaj Chandra

Claus Holm

as Dr. Walter Rhode

Sabine Bethmann

as Irene Rhode

Luciana Paluzzi

as Baharani - Seetha's Servant

René Deltgen

as Prince Ramigani

Valéry Inkijinoff

as Yama

Jochen Brockmann

as Fürst Padhu

Richard Lauffen

as Bhowana

Reviews

Wuchak

**_A German Architect goes to northwest India to meet the maharajah… and a dancer_** This is the first of Fritz Lang's duology referred to as his Indian Epic; the second part being "The Indian Tomb,” which was released later the same year, 1959. Both films were heavily edited down into a 95-minut...

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