| The Indian Tomb | |
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| Directed by | Richard Eichberg |
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| Based on | Das indische Grabmal by Thea von Harbou |
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| Edited by | Willy Zeyn |
| Music by | Harald Böhmelt |
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| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The Indian Tomb (German : Das indische Grabmal) is a 1938 German adventure film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Philip Dorn, La Jana and Theo Lingen. [1] It is the sequel to Eichberg's The Tiger of Eschnapur .
While Fürbringer, Emil Sperling and his wife Lotte Sperling continue to work on the Maharaja's construction projects in India, Prince Ramigani manages to track down Sitha in a second-rate variety show in Bombay. Sitha has managed to contact Irene Traven, but is kidnapped by Prince Ramigani before she can talk to Irene. As the Maharaja travels to Eschnapur with his entourage and shows Irene his country, Ramigani conspires with other nobles to instigate a revolt to make himself the new Maharaja. Sitha is taken to a remote and heavily guarded mountain castle, but her servant Myrrha facilitates a meeting with Irene. When Irene asks the Maharaja for mercy for Sitha, the latter refuses. Ramigani plans to kill the Maharaja during a festival and has Irene Traven and Fürbringer captured. Disguised as an Indian, Emil Sperling escapes capture and frees Fürbringer and Irene with the help of Sascha Demidoff. Ramigani forces Sitha to dance at the festival. When she approaches the Maharaja in her dance and warns of the attack by Ramigani, she is shot. The revolt that breaks out is suppressed. Ramigani tries to escape his just punishment but is killed. The Maharaja asks Fürbringer to stay to complete the tomb of Sitha.
The concept of Germany as a distinct region in Central Europe can be traced to Julius Caesar, who referred to the unconquered area east of the Rhine as Germania, thus distinguishing it from Gaul. The victory of the Germanic tribes in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest prevented annexation by the Roman Empire, although the Roman provinces of Germania Superior and Germania Inferior were established along the Rhine. Following the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Franks conquered the other West Germanic tribes. When the Frankish Empire was divided among Charles the Great's heirs in 843, the eastern part became East Francia. In 962, Otto I became the first Holy Roman Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, the medieval German state.
The Tiger of Eschnapur is a 1959 West German-French-Italian 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(Das Indische Grabmal). Fritz 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 Eurasian dancer who comes between them.
Theo Lingen, born Franz Theodor Schmitz, was a German actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1929 and 1978, and directed 21 films between 1936 and 1960.
La Jana was an Austro-German dancer and actress.
The Tiger of Eschnapur is a 1938 German film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Philip Dorn, La Jana and Theo Lingen. It was followed by a second part The Indian Tomb which was released the same year.
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