Le Tombeau hindou (1938)
Directed by Richard Eichberg

Drama

Film Synopsis

Assisted by his associate Emil Sperling, the architect Peter Fürbringer has begun work on a gigantic tomb for Chandra, the Maharadjah of Eschnapour.  Meanwhile, Chandra is scouring the world for Sitha, his promised bride who eloped with another man.  Once Sitha has been captured, she is returned to Chandra's palace in Eschnapour.  Peter is upset when he realises that his fiancée Irène has lost interest in him, having fallen under the Maharadjah's spell.  But Irène is appalled when she discovers that Chandra intends to bury Sitha alive in his tomb.  The Maharadjah has a greater enemy in his cousin Ramigani, who has allied himself with Prince Sadhu to overthrow him...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Richard Eichberg
  • Script: Richard Eichberg, Hans Klaehr, Arthur Pohl, Jean Bommart (dialogue), Thea von Harbou (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Ewald Daub, W. Meyer-Bergelt, Hans Schneeberger, Hugo O. Schulze
  • Music: Harald Böhmelt
  • Cast: Alice Field (Sitha), Max Michel (Prince Chandra d'Eschnapur), Roger Karl (Prince Ramigani), Pola Illéry (Myrrha), Pierre Etchepare (Docteur Johnson), Roger Duchesne (Pierre Morin), Marc Valbel (Sacha Gregorieff), André Burgère (Fédor Borodine), Harry Frank (Michel Borodine), Ernest Ferny (Sadhu), Claude May (Irène Sorbier), Gaby Basset (Mme. Morin), Kitty Jantzen, Daniel Mendaille, René Ferté, Guy Sloux
  • Country: Germany / France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 86 min

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