The read
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do.
150 audience votes
Key crew
- Fritz LangDirector
- Werner Jörg LüddeckeScreenplay
- Fritz LangWriter
- Michel MicheletOriginal Music Composer
- Richard EichbergScreenplay
Cast
- Debra PagetSeetha
- Paul HubschmidHarald Berger / Henri Mercier (in French version)
- Walther ReyerMaharadjaj Chandra
- Claus HolmDr. Walter Rhode
- Sabine BethmannIrene Rhode
- Luciana PaluzziBaharani - Seetha's Servant
- René DeltgenPrince Ramigani
- Valéry InkijinoffYama
- Jochen BrockmannFürst Padhu
- Richard LauffenBhowana
- Jochen BlumeAsagara - the Engineer
- Helmut HildebrandRamigani's Servant
Stills
Themes
indiamaharajahbengal tigertiger attack