Stars Over Colombo

November. 17,1953      
Rating:
4.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Adventure film in an exotic setting based on the “Indian Tomb”: While visiting a circus in Germany, the Indian maharajah Gowan sees the rider Yrida, who comes from Swedish nobility. The maharajah falls in love with the circus rider and quickly sends the entire circus to Ceylon, where he courts Yrida. But Yrida loves someone else: the student Gowaran, who she does not know is the maharajah's son. In order to get Yrida completely under his control, the maharaja has her drugged and abducted to his castle in India.

Kristina Söderbaum as  Yrida
Willy Birgel as  Maharadscha von Jailapur Gowan
Adrian Hoven as  Gowaran
René Deltgen as  Lakamba
Rudolf Vogel as  Yogi
Karl Martell as  Dari
Rolf von Nauckhoff as  Pahana
Theodor Loos as  Der heilige Mann
Rolf Wanka as  Staatsanwalt
Otto Gebühr as  Dr. Kuroma

Reviews

FeistyUpper
1953/11/17

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

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GarnettTeenage
1953/11/18

The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

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Keeley Coleman
1953/11/19

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

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Brenda
1953/11/20

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

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