''The Maharaja's Favourite Wife'' () is a silent

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directed by Max Mack and starring Gunnar Tolnæs, Fritz Kortner, and

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. Originally produced in

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, whose German branch was taken over during the

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, it was released in three parts, the first two in 1917 and the third in 1921. The third part was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in

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, and released by the leading German company UFA. Its sets were designed by the Hungarian

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István Szirontai Lhotka.

Cast (Part III)

* Gunnar Tolnæs as Maharadschah Narada *

as Dienerin von Maharadscha Sangia * Aud Egede-Nissen as Tänzerin Ellen * Fritz Kortner as Bruder von Maharadscha Bhima *

Albert Paulig Albert Paulig (14 January 1873 – 19 March 1933) was a German film actor who was popular during the silent era. Paulig made his first film in 1914. The following year he appeared in one of Ernst Lubitsch's first directorial attempts, '' A Trip on ...

as Hotelportier * Adolf Klein as Ein Maharadscha * Emil Rameau as Vater des Maharadscha * Eduard Rothauser as Theater agent Martini *

Leopold von Ledebur Leopold von Ledebur (18 May 1876 – 22 August 1955) was a German stage and film actor. Selected filmography * ''Carmen'' (1918) * '' The Serenyi'' (1918) * ''Midnight'' (1918) * '' The Foolish Heart'' (1919) * ''The Golden Lie'' (1919) * '' T ...

as Theater agent

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* * * 1917 films 1921 films Films of the German Empire Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Max Mack German adventure films 1917 adventure films 1921 adventure films Films shot at Tempelhof Studios UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films Silent adventure films 1920s German films 1910s German films {{1920s-Germany-silent-adventure-film-stub