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The Tiger of Eschnapur

1959 · 101 min

A lush, old-fashioned exotic adventure that sweeps you along with doomed romance, palace intrigue and a sense of mounting peril.

Overview
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • power
  • betrayal
  • class
  • fate
Places
  • fantasy world
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour2
Realism4
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
adventure, drama, romance
Directed by
Fritz Lang
Written by
Richard Eichberg, Fritz Lang, Werner Jörg Lüddecke
Starring
Debra Paget, Paul Hubschmid, Walther Reyer, Claus Holm, Sabine Bethmann, Luciana Paluzzi, René Deltgen, Valéry Inkijinoff
Music
Michel Michelet
Cinematography
Richard Angst
Runtime
101 min
Country
France, Germany, Italy
Languages
German

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