The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi (1921)
Ayan, Maharajah of Eschnapur, believes that his wife, Princess Savitri, has been unfaithful to him with officer Mac Allan. He decides to bury her alive, so he sends the Yogi Ramigani to England to look for Herbert Rowland, an architect; but when he orders him to build a tomb, Rowland refuses.
Director: Joe May
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Olaf Fønss as Herbert Rowland |
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Mia May as Irene Amundsen, Rowland's Fiancée |
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Conrad Veidt as Ayan, Majarajah of Eschnapur |
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Erna Morena as Princess Savitri |
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Bernhard Goetzke as Yogi Ramigani |
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Lya De Putti as Mirrjha, Savitri's Servant |
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Paul Richter as Mac Allan, English Officer |
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Karl Platen as Rowland's Servant |
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Hermann Picha as Professor Leyden, an Orientalist |
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Wilhelm Diegelmann as Captain |
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Georg John as Penitent |
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Louis Brody as Black Servant |
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Wolfgang von Schwindt as |
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Max Adalbert as |
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Maria Forescu as |
| Art | Otto Hunte | Production Design |
| Art | Erich Kettelhut | Production Design |
| Art | Martin Jacoby-Boy | Production Design |
| Art | Karl Vollbrecht | Production Design |
| Directing | Joe May | Director |
| Writing | Thea von Harbou | Writer |
| Production | Joe May | Producer |
| Writing | Thea von Harbou | Novel |
| Writing | Fritz Lang | Writer |
| Sound | Wilhelm Löwitt | Music |
| Production | Erich Pommer | Producer |
| Crew | Werner Brandes | Cinematography |