---
title: 'The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Fritz Lang'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-tiger-of-eschnapur-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052295/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959)

1959 · 101 min · Drama, Adventure, Romance · Germany, France, Italy

Original title: Der Tiger von Eschnapur

## Synopsis

The Tiger of Eschnapur is a 1959 adventure film directed by Fritz Lang. It is the first of two films comprising what has come to be known as Fritz Lang's Indian Epic, the other is The Indian Tomb (1959). Lang returned to Germany to direct these films, which together tell the story of a German architect, the Indian maharaja for whom he is supposed to build schools and hospitals, and the dancer who comes between them.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Fritz Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-lang)
- **Screenplay:** [Fritz Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-lang), [Richard Eichberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-eichberg), [Werner Jörg Lüddecke](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-jorg-luddecke)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michel Michelet](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-michelet)
- **Producer:** [Artur Brauner](https://cinepixo.com/people/artur-brauner)
- **Director of Photography:** [Richard Angst](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-angst)
- **Editor:** [Walter Wischniewsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-wischniewsky)

## Cast

- [Alexander Golling](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-golling)
- [Valéry Inkijinoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/valery-inkijinoff)
- [Paul Hubschmid](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-hubschmid)
- [Jochen Brockmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/jochen-brockmann)
- [Walther Reyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/walther-reyer)
- [Victor Francen](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-francen)
- [René Deltgen](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-deltgen)
- [Claus Holm](https://cinepixo.com/people/claus-holm)
- [Jochen Blume](https://cinepixo.com/people/jochen-blume)
- [Richard Lauffen](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-lauffen)
- [Sabine Bethmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/sabine-bethmann)
- [Luciana Paluzzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciana-paluzzi)
- [Debra Paget](https://cinepixo.com/people/debra-paget)
- [Guido Celano](https://cinepixo.com/people/guido-celano)

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