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The Stranglers of Bombay

The Stranglers of Bombay
★ 6.5/10•1959•1h 20m•NR•Thriller•Crime•Horror

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

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.

Terence Fisher · Director

David Zelag Goodman · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 20m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 4, 1959

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

Dorothy Flood (uncredited)

Jack McNaughton

Jack McNaughton

Corp. Roberts (uncredited)

Warren Mitchell

Warren Mitchell

Merchant (uncredited)

Walter Randall

Thuggee Cult Member (uncredited)

Michael Nightingale

Michael Nightingale

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