The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)
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80 min
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.
- Release date
- December 4, 1959
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Music
- James Bernard
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Cast
- Guy Rolfe as Capt. Harry Lewis
- Allan Cuthbertson as Capt. Christopher Connaught-Smith
- Andrew Cruickshank as Col. Henderson
- George Pastell as High Priest of Kali
- Marne Maitland as Patel Shari
- Jan Holden as Mary Lewis
- Paul Stassino as Lt. Silver
- Tutte Lemkow as Ram Das
- Roger Delgado as Bundar
- John Harvey as Burns (uncredited)
- Marie Devereux as Karim
- Margaret Gordon as Dorothy Flood (uncredited)
- Jack McNaughton as Corp. Roberts (uncredited)
- Warren Mitchell as Merchant (uncredited)
- Walter Randall as Thuggee Cult Member (uncredited)
- Michael Nightingale
- Steven Scott
- Ewen Solon
- David Spenser
Crew
- Terence Fisher · Director
- David Zelag Goodman · Writer
- Anthony Hinds · Producer
- James Bernard · Composer
- Arthur Grant · Cinematographer
- Alfred Cox · Editor
- James Needs · Editor
- Dorothy Holloway · Casting director
- Bernard Robinson · Production designer