Another German silent epic gets the Region A Blu-ray treatment from Kino Lorber. This time it's the 1921 two-part exotic adventure tale THE INDIAN TOMB (original title DIE INDISCHE GRABMAL), written by Thea von Harbou and Fritz Lang, and directed by Joe May. Distinguished English architec read more
By Fritzi Kramer on January 3, 2015 in Blog, Silent Movie Trivia (click to view in lightbox) Joe May catches a lot of flak for this one. A lot of Fritz Lang fans have 20/20 hindsight and curse May for taking Lang off directing duties for this picture. First of all, I actually like May as a director read more
Brrr! Not someone you want to get angry. Maharajah Conrad Veidt hires a German architect to design a beautiful tomb for his wife. She isn’t actually dead yet. The Maharajah only has one tiger pit, you see, and they need time to digest her boyfriend. Do you think a maharajah is made of tiger p read more
The Maharajah of Bengal wants his wife to have the most fabulous tomb in the world. He hires an English architect to design and constructs it. There’s just one little problem. His wife is not dead. Yet. This is a classy adventure yarn with a strong Teutonic flavor. Well worth obtaining. Bonus: I read more
