Shiraz: A Romance of India
1928 · 1h 46m · Drama, Romance · Germany, India
A historical romance set in the Mughal Empire. A potter's son falls for the foundling girl he was raised alongside, unaware she carries royal blood. When slavers abduct her and sell her into the household of a Mughal prince, he follows her to the imperial court at Agra — risking his life to reach her, in a story that imagines the origins of the Taj Mahal.
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Franz OstenWritten by
William A. Burton6.0Smart score
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