Der Tiger von Eschnapur (1959) aka The Tiger of Eschnapur
Rating: 6.7/10
Runtime: 101 mins
Language: English
Country: West Germany
Color: Color
Director: Fritz lang
Cast:
Debra Paget ... Seetha
Paul Hubschmid ... Harald Berger/Henri Mercier in French version
Walter Reyer ... Chandra
Claus Holm ... Dr. Walter Rhode
Luciana Paluzzi ... Baharani
Valéry Inkijinoff ... Yama
Sabine Bethmann ... Irene Rodhe
René Deltgen ... Prince Ramigani
Description: The tale begins when architect Harold Berger (Paul Hubschmid) arrives in India to meet with Maharahaja Chandra (Walter Reyer), for whom he will build a temple. En route to the Maharahaja's palace, Berger meets a dancer named Seetha (Debra Paget) and saves her from a tiger. Seetha is promised to the Maharahaja, but she and the architect begin to fall in love. Predictably, this leads to a buildup of tension between Chandra and Berger, helped along by scheming palace courtiers. The film is also filled with action, and a highlight of it is Seetha's first ritual dance. At the end of Tiger, Seetha and Berger are imprisoned but escape into the desert just as Berger's sister, also an architect, arrives with the team of architects hired to continue his work. Chandra informs her the plans have changed; she will now be building a tomb.




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