

The Stranglers of Bombay
1959-12-04 · 80 min · ★ 6.5
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 RolfeCapt. Harry Lewis
Allan CuthbertsonCapt. Christopher Connaught-Smith
Andrew CruickshankCol. Henderson
George PastellHigh Priest of Kali
Marne MaitlandPatel Shari
Jan HoldenMary Lewis
Paul StassinoLt. Silver
Tutte LemkowRam Das
Roger DelgadoBundar (uncredited)
John HarveyBurns (uncredited)
Marie DevereuxKarim (uncredited)
Jack McNaughtonCorp. Roberts (uncredited)
Warren MitchellMerchant (uncredited)
Michael Nightingale
Ewen Solon
David Spenser
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