Synopsis
Architect Harald Berger (Paul Hubschmid) travels to far off Eschnapur, there to build schools and hospitals for Chandra (Walter Reyer), the district's all-powerful Maharaja. Along the way he falls in love with a temple dancer, Seetha (Debra Paget), not knowing that Chandra has asked her to Eschnapur with the intention of making her his new Maharani. But Seetha and Berger become pawns in a plan by Chandra's brother Prince Ramigani (Rene Deltgen) to seize the throne. Their innocent romance is misinterpreted as betrayal, and they have to flee for their lives into the desert, with a small army in pursuit!
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (9)
Production and distribution (3)
- Co-productions : Regina, Critérion Film
- Foreign production companies : C.C.C. Filmkunst, Rizzoli Film
- French distributors : Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC), Les Films Imperia
Full credits (8)
- Screenwriters : Richard Eichberg, Werner Jörg Lüddecke
- Director of Photography : Richard Angst
- Music Composer : Michel Michelet
- Editor : Walter Wischniewsky
- Foreign producers : Artur Brauner, Angelo Rizzoli
- Author of original work : Thea Von Harbou
- Co-producers : Pierre Bochart, René Bonef
- Production Manager : Louis De Masure
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Adventure
- Coproducer countries : France, Germany, Italy
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (France, Germany, Italy)
- Production year : 1959
- French release : 22/07/1959
- Runtime : 1 h 45 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 21.596
- Visa issue date : 02/07/1959
- Approval : Unknown
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
- Audio format : Mono
Box-office & releases
TV broadcasting
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