The Deceivers (1988)

How far can a man journey into darkness...and still find his way back?

102 min★ 5.9 · 1,503 votes

• Adventure
• Crime
• Drama

India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the “Deceivers." They commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Appalled by their activities, an English military man, Captain William Savage, conceives a hazardous plot to stop them. In disguise, he plans to himself become a “Deceiver” and infiltrate their numbers. Ever present in Savage’s adventures is a sense of dread; he is in constant fear of betrayal and vengeance and also undergoes a disturbing psychological transformation as he experiences the cult’s blood lust firsthand.

Release date

July 6, 1989

Country of origin

United Kingdom, India

Box office

$346,297