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The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)

This is true! This is real! This actually happened!

Genre : Action, Adventure, History, Horror

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Terence Fisher

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Guy Rolfe
Guy Rolfe
Capt. Harry Lewis
Allan Cuthbertson
Allan Cuthbertson
Capt. Christopher Connaught-Smith
Andrew Cruickshank
Andrew Cruickshank
Col. Henderson
George Pastell
George Pastell
High Priest of Kali
Marne Maitland
Marne Maitland
Patel Shari
Jan Holden
Jan Holden
Mary Lewis
Paul Stassino
Paul Stassino
Lt. Silver
Tutte Lemkow
Tutte Lemkow
Ram Das
Roger Delgado
Roger Delgado
Bundar (uncredited)
John Harvey
John Harvey
Burns (uncredited)
Marie Devereux
Marie Devereux
Karim (uncredited)
Margaret Gordon
Margaret Gordon
Dorothy Flood (uncredited)
Jack McNaughton
Jack McNaughton
Corp. Roberts (uncredited)
Warren Mitchell
Warren Mitchell
Merchant (uncredited)

Crews

Terence Fisher
Terence Fisher
Director
David Zelag Goodman
David Zelag Goodman
Writer
Anthony Hinds
Anthony Hinds
Producer
James Bernard
James Bernard
Original Music Composer
Michael Carreras
Michael Carreras
Executive Producer
Anthony Nelson Keys
Anthony Nelson Keys
Associate Producer
Arthur Grant
Arthur Grant
Director of Photography
Alfred Cox
Alfred Cox
Editor
Dorothy Holloway
Dorothy Holloway
Casting
Bernard Robinson
Bernard Robinson
Production Design
Roy Ashton
Roy Ashton
Makeup Artist
Henry Montsash
Henry Montsash
Hairstylist
Don Weeks
Don Weeks
Production Manager

Trailers and other movies

Brian Trenchard-Smith on THE STRANGLERS OF BOMBAY
The Stranglers of Bombay (1959) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

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