The Tiger of Eschnapur

The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959)

Der Tiger von 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.

Date of release
1959-01-21
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (150)
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Romance
Director
Fritz Lang
Collection
The Indian Tomb (CCC Film) Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Rajasthan

The Tiger of 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.

Production

The film was shot on location in India with a predominantly German cast. Lang was able to get permission from the Maharana of Udaipur to shoot at many locations that were normally barred to Western film crews. One of these was the floating Lake Palace seen much later in Octopussy.

Interiors were shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art directors Helmut Nentwig and Willy Schatz.

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