
The Indian Tomb (1959)
Das indische Grabmal (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 42min
- Adventure, Drama
- Oct 1960 (USA)
- Movie
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Cast verified as complete
Debra Paget | ... |
Seetha
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Paul Hubschmid | ... |
Harald Berger / Henri Mercier in French Version
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Walther Reyer | ... |
Maharadjaj Chandra
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Claus Holm | ... |
Dr. Walter Rhode
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Sabine Bethmann | ... |
Irene Rhode
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René Deltgen | ... |
Prince Ramigani
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Valéry Inkijinoff | ... |
Yama
(as Inkijinoff)
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Jochen Brockmann | ... |
Padhu - Ramigani's ally
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Richard Lauffen | ... |
Bhowana
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Jochen Blume | ... |
Asagara - the Engineer
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Helmut Hildebrand | ... |
Ramigani's servant
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Friedrich Schoenfelder | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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Guido Celano | ... |
Gen. Dagh (uncredited)
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Victor Francen | ... |
Penitent (uncredited)
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Willy Friedrichs | ... |
Voice of Padhu (uncredited) (voice)
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Panos Papadopulos | ... |
Dagh's messenger (uncredited)
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Angela Portaluri | ... |
Peasant (uncredited)
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Directed by
Fritz Lang |
Written by
Werner Jörg Lüddecke | ... | (screenplay) |
Thea von Harbou | ... | (novel) |
Richard Eichberg | ... | (original screenplay) |
Fritz Lang | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
Artur Brauner | ... | producer |
Music by
Gerhard Becker |
Cinematography by
Richard Angst |
Editing by
Walter Wischniewsky |
Art Direction by
Helmut Nentwig | ||
Willy Schatz | ... | (as Willi Schatz) |
Costume Design by
Claudia Hahne-Herberg | ... | (as Claudia Herberg) |
Makeup Department
Jupp Paschke | ... | makeup artist |
Heinz Stamm | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Peter Krahe | ... | unit manager |
Eberhard Meichsner | ... | production manager |
Wolfgang Völker | ... | unit manager |
Woldemar Wasa | ... | unit manager |
Louis de Masure | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Winterstein | ... | assistant director |
Eva Ebner | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Clemens Tütsch | ... | sound |
Jean Teissere | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Wolfgang Schackla | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Günter Brosda | ... | costumes: Debra Paget |
Music Department
Werner Maas | ... | music recordist |
Gerhard Becker | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Peter Thomas | ... | music arranger (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Nadine Alari | ... | french voice dubbing: Sabine Bethmann (uncredited) |
Jean-Marie Amato | ... | french voice dubbing: Jochen Brockmann (uncredited) |
Jacques Berlioz | ... | french voice dubbing: Guido Celano (uncredited) |
Yves Brainville | ... | french voice dubbing: René Deltgen (uncredited) |
Rosetta Calavetta | ... | italian voice dubbing: Debra Paget (uncredited) |
Giorgio Capecchi | ... | italian voice dubbing: Valéry Inkijinoff (uncredited) |
Emilio Cigoli | ... | italian voice dubbing: Paul Hubschmid (uncredited) |
Daniel Clérice | ... | french voice dubbing: Richard Lauffen (uncredited) |
Maria Pia Di Meo | ... | italian voice dubbing: Sabine Bethmann (uncredited) |
Arturo Dominici | ... | italian voice dubbing: Jochen Brockmann (uncredited) |
Jean-Pierre Duclos | ... | french voice dubbing: (uncredited) |
Rosemarie Fendel | ... | german voice dubbing: Debra Paget (uncredited) |
Yves Furet | ... | french voice dubbing: Claus Holm (uncredited) |
Pierre Gay | ... | french voice dubbing: Panos Papadopulos (uncredited) |
Nando Gazzolo | ... | italian narrator (uncredited) |
Valéry Inkijinoff | ... | french voice dubbing: Himself (uncredited) |
Alexander Kluge | ... | volunteer (uncredited) |
René Lebrun | ... | french narrator (uncredited) |
Pino Locchi | ... | italian voice dubbing: Walther Reyer (uncredited) |
Jean-Claude Michel | ... | french voice dubbing: Walther Reyer (uncredited) |
Michèle Montel | ... | french voice dubbing: Debra Paget (uncredited) |
Glauco Onorato | ... | italian voice dubbing: René Deltgen (uncredited) |
Giulio Panicali | ... | italian voice dubbing: Claus Holm (uncredited) |
Bruno Persa | ... | italian voice dubbing: Jochen Blume (uncredited) |
Michel Roux | ... | french voice dubbing: Paul Hubschmid (uncredited) |
Roger Rudel | ... | french voice dubbing: Jochen Blume (uncredited) |
Renato Turi | ... | italian voice dubbing: Richard Lauffen (uncredited) |
Paul Villé | ... | french voice dubbing: Victor Francen (uncredited) |
Thanks
Bhagawat Singhji | ... | thanks (as His Highness The Maharajadhiraj Maharana Shri Bhagwat Singhji Sahib Bahadur of Mewar Udaipur) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Gloria (1959) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Les Films Impéria (1959) (France) (theatrical)
- Nippon Cinema Corporation (NCC) (1959) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Omnia Deutsche Film Export (1959) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC) (1959) (France) (theatrical)
- American International Pictures (AIP) (1960) (United States) (theatrical)
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD) (1970) (Germany) (tv)
- France 3 (1976) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Nea Kinisi Video (1989) (Greece) (VHS)
- Fantoma (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Polyband (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (2007) (Germany) (tv)
- Eureka Entertainment (2011) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Wild Bunch Distribution (2019) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Cineriz (1959) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Delta Film (Spain) (theatrical)
- Embassy of Italy (1982) (Australia) (video) (8mm)
- Film Movement (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray) (Fritz Lang double feature)
- Pidax Film (2020) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Pidax Film (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
- Rete 4 (1987) (Italy) (tv)
- Topanga Canyon Films (2018) (Spain)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
Harald Berger and his Indian lover, the temple dancer Seetha, desperately flee from the shikaris (cavalry) of Eschanapur's maharajah Chandra, who burn a whole village just for letting them pass invoking traditional hospitality. A spider weaves a web so the trackers won't look for them in a Shiva temple, but she is caught outside, he left for dead after a steep fall into a crocodile-infested water. Meanwhile his sister Irene and brother-in-law Dr. Walter Rhode, the architect who refuses to build a tomb to bury Seetah alive for scorning the ruler's love before the hospital he was asked for, guess the truth, and try to make their assigned Indian servant Asagara talk, who dreads incriminating his sovereign. She can't believe Chandra's claim Harald was killed on a tiger-hunt, and the architect finds the bloody shirt he produces doesn't have the button she mended. Prince Ramigani plots seizing Chandra's throne with rajah Padhu, courtiers and the corrupt General Dagh, as soon as Chandra gives offense by marrying the unworthy dancer, which would turn the Hindu priests and ordinary people against him. Seetah dances to charm a cobra in the temple by way of oracle of the goddess, but when she trips Chandra kills the beast, is accused of blasphemy but decides to wed her anyhow, intending to bury his unwilling queen as soon as the monumental tomb is ready. Irene overhears Ramigami forcing Seetah to accept the loveless marriage for the life of Harald, whom he has secretly incarcerated in the palace's vast subterranean, and plans with her and Walter to find him and flee, using dynamite to create a diversion... Written by KGF Vissers |
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Budget | DEM20,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Fritz Lang actually was said to mock both this movie and his prequel with German puns: Das indische grabmal (The Indian Tomb (1959)) he renamed to "Das kindische Grabmal" ("The childish tomb"); Der Tiger von Eschnapur (The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959)) became "The Tiger von Dextropur" (Dextropur being a brand of Dextrose Sugar). See more » |
Goofs | One can see the horizontal wire which is supporting the head of the cobra. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Beyond the Time Barrier (1960). See more » |
Crazy Credits | The Indian Tomb (1959) is based on an original story by Thea von Harbou made famous by Richard Eichberg. See more » |