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Tiger of Bengal (1959)  link to Tiger of Bengal on IMDb  

Number: 1043

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IMDb Rating:
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6.8/10 (1625 votes)

Also known as: Der Tiger von Eschnapur

Country: West Germany, 101 minutes

Spoken Languages: German

Genre(s): Thriller, Drama, Adventure, Romance

Director(s): Fritz Lang

Storyline:
An architect travels to the remote city of Eschnapur to oversee some work being done at the bequest of the local Maharajah. Along the way the architect meets and falls in love with a beautiful temple-dancer. The Maharajah also loves this dancer and plans to marry her despite fierce opposition from factions within his own court. The dancer responds to the architect's advances and they flee from Eschnapur but are captured by the Maharajah's soldiers. To save the architect's life, the dancer agrees to marry the Maharajah. This sparks a revolt which is eventually put down. The sadder but wiser Maharajah then allows the architect and the dancer to leave his domain.

Cast:
Debra Paget (as Seetha the Sheeva dancer), Walther Reyer (as Maharadjaj Chandra), Luciana Paluzzi (as Bharani - Seetha's servant), Paul Hubschmid (as Harald Berger / Henri Mercier in French version), Claus Holm (as Dr. Walter Rhode)

Medium: Unknown,

Comments: tv

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3