

The Tiger of Eschnapur
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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
- $4.7K
- Language
- German
- india
- maharajah
- bengal tiger
- tiger attack
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France, Germany, Italy
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical1 Oct 1960
GermanyDE
- Theatrical21 Jan 1959
JapanJP
- TheatricalPG1214 Nov 1959
SwitzerlandCH
- Digital / OTT125 Aug 2016
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The Tiger of Eschnapur was released on 21 January 1959.
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1- W6/10
Wuchak
6/13/2026
**_A German Architect goes to northwest India to meet the maharajah… and a dancer_** This is the first of Fritz Lang's duology referred to as his Indian Epic; the second part being "The Indian Tomb,” which was released later the same year, 1959. Both films were heavily edited down into a 95-minute movie for American audiences called "Journey to the Lost City" and released the following year, which heavily trimmed …
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