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The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)

The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)

Crime Thriller Horror

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

Release Date: 1959, December 4
Directors: Terence Fisher
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Hammer Film Productions, Hammer Film Productions
Cast: Tutte Lemkow, Paul Stassino, Marne Maitland, Marie Devereux, George Pastell, Guy Rolfe, Allan Cuthbertson, Warren Mitchell, John Harvey, Roger Delgado, Margaret Gordon, Jan Holden

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

india 19th century investigation disappearance thug religious cult british raj kali