The Indian Tomb 1959  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Debra Paget, Paul Hubschmid, Walter Reyer, Claus Holm, Valery Inkijinoff, Sabine Bethmann, Angela Portaluri, Rene Deltgen, Guido Celano, Jochen Brockmann
This is the second half of the story about the architect (Paul Hubschmid) who comes upon Eshnapur and falls in love with exotic dancer Seetha (Debra Paget). They flee the city to free themselves of the Maharaja, who also wants Seetha, but the maharaja's troops are hot on their trail. In the end, it comes the inevitable showdown with the maharaja himself. The two halves (the first being "The Tiger of Eschnapur") were edited, dubbed into English, and released as "Journey to the Lost City."
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Journey to the Lost City 1959  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Debra Paget, Paul Hubschmid, Walter Reyer, Claus Holm, Valery Inkijinoff, Sabine Bethmann, Rene Deltgen, Guido Celano, Jochen Brockmann, Angela Portaluri
This is an edited version of two of Lang's films ("The Tiger of Eschnapur" and "The Indian Tomb") and dubbed into English. Both the editing and dubbing weakened the film, which tells the story of a lost city that is divided between two brothers where dangers lurk. Into this city comes an architect who falls in love with a native dancer.
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The Marriage of Maria Braun 1978  R, 120 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast: Hanna Schygulla, Klaus Lowitsch, Ivan Desny, Gisela Uhlen, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Gottfried John, Hark Bohm, George Byrd, Claus Holm, Gunter Lamprecht
In this, the first of three parables concerning postwar Germany, Hanna Schygulla takes on the role of Maria Braun who is a young woman who uses her head not only to survive but also to prosper. The other two parables are "Lola" and "Veronika Voss."
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The Third Generation 1979  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast: Eddie Constantine, Margit Carstensen, Hanna Schygulla, Udo Kier, Volker Spengler, Gunther Kaufmann, Hark Bohm, Bulle Ogier, Harry Baer, Vitus Zeplichal, Raul Gimenez, Y Sa Lo, Lilo Pempeit, Claus Holm
German terrorists–Rudolf, Paul, and August (Harry Baer, Raul Gimenez, and Volker Spengler)–masquerade as clowns and kidnap prominent industrialist Peter Lurz (Eddie Constantine) in an effort to attract attention to the evils of capitalism, but their inane mistakes prove to be their undoing.
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The Tiger of Eschnapur 1959 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Debra Paget, Paul Hubschmid, Walter Reyer, Claus Holm, Luciana Paluzzi, Valery Inkijinoff, Sabine Bethmann, Rene Deltgen, Jochen Brockmann, Jochen Blume
This is the first of two parts in an adventure/romance that takes place in the lost city of Eschnapur. An architect (Paul Hubschmid) arrives and falls in love with exotic dancer Seetha (Debra Paget). But, the evil maharajah, Chandra (Walter Reyer), also desires her. Meanwhile, a revolt is being planned by the unhappy citizens. This film and the second of the series ("The Indian Tomb") were (poorly) edited and (poorly) dubbed into English and released as "Journey to the Lost City."
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| 1. The Indian Tomb (1959)
2. Journey to the Lost City (1959)
3. The Marriage of Maria Braun (1978)
4. The Third Generation (1979)
5. The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959)
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