The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yogi

The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yogi

127 mins | Drama, Adventure, Fantasy | Oct. 22, 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.

The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yogi

127 mins | Drama, Adventure, Fantasy | Oct. 22, 1921

The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yogi
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers May-Film
Original title Das indische Grabmal, erster Teil: Die Sendung des Yoghi
Directors Joe May
Writers Thea von Harbou, Fritz Lang

Cast

Olaf Fønss

as Herbert Rowland

Mia May

as Irene Amundsen, Rowland's Fiancée

Conrad Veidt

as Ayan, Majarajah of Eschnapur

Erna Morena

as Princess Savitri

Bernhard Goetzke

as Yogi Ramigani

Lya De Putti

as Mirrjha, Savitri's Servant

Paul Richter

as Mac Allan, English Officer

Karl Platen

as Rowland's Servant

Hermann Picha

as Professor Leyden, an Orientalist

Wilhelm Diegelmann

as Captain

Georg John

as Penitent

Louis Brody

as Black Servant