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The Stranglers of Bombay

  • 1959
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  • 1h 20m
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The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)
In the 1830s, a captain in the East India Company lobbies to investigate the criminal Thugee Cult of Kali, an organized crime group of stranglers and thieves.
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In the 1830s, a captain in the East India Company lobbies to investigate the criminal Thugee Cult of Kali, an organized crime group of stranglers and thieves.In the 1830s, a captain in the East India Company lobbies to investigate the criminal Thugee Cult of Kali, an organized crime group of stranglers and thieves.In the 1830s, a captain in the East India Company lobbies to investigate the criminal Thugee Cult of Kali, an organized crime group of stranglers and thieves.

  • Director
    • Terence Fisher
  • Writer
    • David Zelag Goodman
  • Stars
    • Guy Rolfe
    • Allan Cuthbertson
    • Andrew Cruickshank
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Terence Fisher
    • Writer
      • David Zelag Goodman
    • Stars
      • Guy Rolfe
      • Allan Cuthbertson
      • Andrew Cruickshank
    • 28User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast20

    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)
    Marie Devereux
    • Karim
    • (uncredited)
    Margaret Gordon
    • Dorothy Flood
    • (uncredited)
    John Harvey
    • Burns
    • (uncredited)
    Jack McNaughton
    • Corp. Roberts
    • (uncredited)
    Warren Mitchell
    Warren Mitchell
    • Merchant
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Nightingale
    • Sidney Flood
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Randall
    Walter Randall
    • Thuggee Cult Member
    • (uncredited)
    Steven Scott
    Steven Scott
    • Walters
    • (uncredited)
    Ewen Solon
    Ewen Solon
    • Camel Vendor
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Terence Fisher
    • Writer
      • David Zelag Goodman
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    • Trivia
      All scenes shot in the marketplace/village were shot at Bray Studios on the revamped set that was constructed for Horror of Dracula (1958). Once "Stranglers" was completed in 1959, the set was completely torn down. The sequences where Guy Rolfe's character goes to meet Allan Cuthbertson's character, the capture of two of the Thuggees in the process and the caravan sequences were shot at the sand-and-gravel quarry in Gerrard's Cross, Buckinghamshire. The tiger hunt and the scene where Rolfe's character finds more grave sites was filmed at the Callow Hill Sandpits in Virginia Water, Egham, in Surrey.
    • Goofs
      The pistol used in several scenes by Captain Lewis and Captain Connaught-Smith was a revolver. The time frame for this film was the 1820s. The revolver wouldn't be invented and patented until 1836.
    • Quotes
      • Capt. Christopher Connaught-Smith: [Interrogating witness through translator] Now tell him that no one can live anywhere for 40 years without seeing a great deal. What has he seen?
      • [the translator confers with the witness]
      • Capt. Christopher Connaught-Smith: [Impatiently] Well?
      • Translator: He says he has seen 40 harvests and 160 changes of season.
    • Alternate versions
      For its UK cinema release the film was cut by the BBFC with edits to the kicking of Lewis by thuggees in an alleyway, and the removal of 'reaction' shots of Karim watching men being branded and strangled. The same print was then cut by a further 7 secs for the 1996 video release with additional edits to remove a scene of a mongoose fighting a snake.
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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 1960 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Davitelji iz Bombaja
    • Filming locations
      • Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Hammer Films
      • Kenneth Hyman
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 20m(80 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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