The Tiger of Eschnapur / The Indian Tomb

Approx. Duration: 3 hour 23 minutes

The Tiger of Eschnapur / The Indian Tomb

Approx. Duration: 3 hour 23 minutes

TIFF Cinematheque - Retrospective

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The great Fritz Lang's penultimate, two-part film is an unintentionally hilarious and tremendously entertaining remake of the original silent epic, most notable for its sultry star Debra Paget's near-naked dance number with a clunky fake cobra.

Films in The Tiger of Eschnapur / The Indian Tomb

    • The Tiger of Eschnapur
    • Der Tiger von Eschnapur
    • Fritz Lang

    • A maharajah plots a terrible revenge when his intended bride, the beautiful temple dancer Seetha (Debra Paget), falls in love with a German architect, in the first part of Fritz Lang's deliciously trashy Indian epic.

    • The Indian Tomb
    • Das indische Grabmal
    • Fritz Lang

    • Evil princes scheme, empires fall, and a near-naked Debra Paget dances for her life with a clunky fake cobra in the gloriously ridiculous and breathlessly exciting conclusion of Fritz Lang's two-part adventure epic.