Stars Over Colombo

Stars Over Colombo (German: Sterne über Colombo) is a 1953 West German adventure film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Kristina Söderbaum, Willy Birgel and Adrian Hoven.^[1] It was made in two parts, with a sequel The Prisoner of the Maharaja released in early 1954.

Stars Over Colombo
Directed by	Veit Harlan
Written by	Peter Francke Veit Harlan Maria von der Osten-Sacken
Produced by	Hans Albin Kristina Söderbaum
Starring	Kristina Söderbaum Willy Birgel Adrian Hoven
Cinematography	Georg Bruckbauer Klaus von Rautenfeld
Edited by	Walter Boos
Music by	Franz Grothe
Production company	Divina-Film
Distributed by	Gloria Film
Release date	17 November 1953 (1953-11-17)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. Location shooting took place in Hamburg and Ceylon.

Cast

• Kristina Söderbaum as Yrida
• Willy Birgel as Maharadscha von Jailapur Gowan
• Adrian Hoven as Gowaran
• René Deltgen as Lakamba
• Rolf von Nauckhoff as Pahana
• Hermann Schomberg as Götz sen.
• Paul Busch as Michael Götz
• Gilbert Houcke as Ambo
• Karl Hermann Martell as Dari
• Herbert Hübner as Zirkusdirektor
• Theodor Loos as Der heilige Mann
• Rolf Wanka as Prosecutor
• Otto Gebühr as Dr. Kuroma
• Sujata Jayawardena as Navarani
• Rudolf Vogel as Yogi
• Werner Lieven as Reishändler
• Veit Harlan as Clown
• Greta Schröder
• Oskar von Schab