Tiger's Claw (1951)
Jonny Wilken is an ageing lion trainer in a circus. He is in love with his younger colleague Jutta Sarris. On her wedding day, Jutta's favorite Bengal tiger attacks her out of jealousy and kills her. Jonny, full of pain and out of revenge, enters the cage to kill the animal with his bare hands. However, the tiger bows to him without any resistance.
- Released
- 1951-01-11
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Harry Piel
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Harry Piel as Jonny Wilken
- Friedl Hardt as Jutta Sarris
- Hilde Hildebrand as Madame Regina
- Nicolas Koline as Nicky, clown
- Fritz Lafontaine as Gaston Costil
- Leopold von Ledebur as Williams, circus manager
- Helga Wiedenbrug as Maria Roland, reporter
- Albert Gallin-Krauss as Emil, tiger's groom
- Conny Heim
- Georg Hilbert
- Willy Millowitsch
- Franz Schneider
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