Film Movement will release a two-disc set with the recent 4K restorations of Fritz Lang's films The Tiger of Eschnapur and The Indian Tomb. The release will be available for purchase on December 10.
Studio descritpion: After more than two decades of exile in Hollywood, master filmmaker Fritz Lang triumphantly returned to his native Germany to direct this lavish two-part adventure tale from a story he co-authored almost forty years earlier -- The Tiger of Eschnapur and The Indian Tomb.
Called to India by the Maharajah of Eschnapur, architect Harald Berger (Paul Hubschmid) falls in love with beautiful temple dancer Seetha (Debra Paget), who is promised to the Maharajah. Their betrayal ignites the ruler's wrath, and the lovers are forced to flee into the desert for a series of spectacular adventures.
Featuring breathtaking location photography and nail-biting suspense, this epic is highlighted by Paget's erotic temple dance, a battle to the death with a man-eating tiger, sandstorms, a cave of lepers, and a bloody palace rebellion. Together these films provide a cinematic link between classic silent serials and the modern action thrills of Indiana Jones and The Mummy. Previously available in America as Journey to the Lost City, a radically condensed 90-minute version, these exotic masterpieces are presented in this 2-disc boxed set newly restored to their original splendor.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATIONS OF THE TWO FILMS
Audio commentary by film historian David Kalat
The Indian Epic - documentary
Debra Paget - documentary
Illustrated booklet with essay by film historian Tom Gunning