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The Stranglers of Bombay
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The Stranglers of Bombay

1959-12-04 · 80 min · ★ 6.5

Thriller · Crime · Horror

In 1826 British-ruled India, the secret Cult of Thugee demonstrates their worship of their goddess, Kali, by the mutilation and mass murder of thousands of Indians while pirating the shipments of the British East-Indian Tea Company. As the British military leaders play down the implications of the piracy and disappearances, a lone captain realizes that they are not just coincidence and sets out to uncover the source of the deviltry, at the risk of his career. Based on history.

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Directors
Terence Fisher
Production companies
Hammer Film Productions
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Guy RolfeGuy RolfeCapt. Harry Lewis
Allan CuthbertsonAllan CuthbertsonCapt. Christopher Connaught-Smith
Andrew CruickshankAndrew CruickshankCol. Henderson
George PastellGeorge PastellHigh Priest of Kali
Marne MaitlandMarne MaitlandPatel Shari
Jan HoldenJan HoldenMary Lewis
Paul StassinoPaul StassinoLt. Silver
Tutte LemkowTutte LemkowRam Das
Roger DelgadoRoger DelgadoBundar (uncredited)
John HarveyJohn HarveyBurns (uncredited)
Marie DevereuxMarie DevereuxKarim (uncredited)
Margaret GordonDorothy Flood (uncredited)
Jack McNaughtonJack McNaughtonCorp. Roberts (uncredited)
Warren MitchellWarren MitchellMerchant (uncredited)
Walter RandallThuggee Cult Member (uncredited)
Michael NightingaleMichael Nightingale
Steven Scott
Ewen SolonEwen Solon
David SpenserDavid Spenser
Vincent WongVincent Wong

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