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5.2India, 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.
Released: 1988-09-02102 minDir: Nicholas MeyerAdventureBox office: $346,297
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Cast
- Pierce Brosnan as William Savage
- Shashi Kapoor as Raja Chandra Singh
- Saeed Jaffrey as Hussein
- Helena Michell as Sarah Wilson
- Keith Michell as Colonel Wilson
- David Robb as George Anglesmith
Themes
- muslim
- tiger
- secret society
- hindu
- arrest
- colonel
- revenge
- murder
- wedding
- india
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Nicholas Meyer
- Screenwriter
- Michael Hurst
- Cast member
- Rajesh Vivek
- Composer
- John Scott
- Producer
- Ismail Merchant
- Production company
- Merchant Ivory Productions
- Cinematographer
- Walter Lassally
- Narrative location
- India
- Duration
- 102
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1989-07-06
- title
- The Deceivers
- review score
- 33%
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