Mysteries of India, Part II: Above All Law
(1921)
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Mysteries of India, Part II: Above All Law
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Olaf Fønss | ... |
Herbert Rowland
(as Olaf Fönss)
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Mia May | ... |
Irene Amundsen - Rowlands Braut /
Fiancée
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| Conrad Veidt | ... |
Ayan III, the Maharajah of Bengal
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Erna Morena | ... |
Saviti - die Fürstin /
Princess
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Bernhard Goetzke | ... |
Ramigani 'Rami' - Yoghi /
the Yogi
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| Lya De Putti | ... |
Mirrjha
(as Lya de Putti)
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Paul Richter | ... |
MacAllan - englischer Offizier /
an English Officer
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Georg John | ... |
Büßer /
A Penitent
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Howard is infected with leprosy, Mac Allen was captured by the Maharadsha, and now the Maharadsha offers Irene a deal: one night for letting healing Howard. She accepts, but when she tries to commit suicide, he lets her go. Mac Allen is being eaten by the tigers, and finally the Maharani dies. Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>
Despite the 3.5 hr running time for the pair of films that make up The Indian Tomb, the story moves along pretty good. There's very little hammy acting (non-Hollywood film after all) and reasonable adventure/action, despite the fixed camera angles (i.e., this is not The Matrix). Some pretty epic sets, real tigers, and a fairly well-done score (at least in the 2000 DVD release. B+W, with many scenes tinted