The Stranglers of Bombay (1959) ( Stranglers of Bengal )

The Stranglers of Bombay (1959) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Stranglers of Bengal
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1959 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Terence Fisher

Written By:
David Zelag Goodman

Actors:
Guy Rolfe ..... Captain Harry Lewis
Allan Cuthbertson ..... Capt. Christopher Connaught-Smith
Andrew Cruickshank ..... Colonel Henderson
George Pastell ..... High Priest of Kali
Marne Maitland ..... Patel Shari
Jan Holden ..... Mary Lewis
Paul Stassino ..... Lt. Silver
Tutte Lemkow ..... Ram Das

Synopsis:

In the 1820s, in Indian, the British East India Company territory is menaced by the unexplained disappearance of thousands of travelers each year. Captain Lewis, a company officer, unearths a fantastic religious cult - Thuggees - who worship Kali, Goddess of destruction; they murder their victims with a silk cloth, rob them and intern the bodies in mass graves. Lewis, after some inter-office politics, is put in charge of suppressing the Thuggees.

A murderous religious cult is way-laying travellers and stealing goods in nineteenth century India. As the disappearances mount and trade becomes difficult, the British East India Company is forced to act. But they give the job to an upper-class officer completely out-of-touch with the country rather than the obvious candidate who has been in India for years and well understands the people and culture.

In the 1820s a captain in the East India Company lobbies to investigate the criminal Thugee Cult of Kali, an organized crime group of stranglers and thieves.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 10 August, 2020.