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17 February 1939 (USA) moreTagline:
Barbaric Splendor - Gasping Magnitude - Adventure ! morePlot:
In 19th century India, three British soldiers and a native waterbearer must stop a secret mass revival of the murderous Thuggee cult before it can rampage across the land. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Best Films Of Films' Best Year (From New York Post. 15 June 2009, 12:09 AM, PDT)
A.M.P.A.S. Los Angeles Events For June Schedule Announced
(From CinemaRetro. 22 May 2009, 10:18 AM, PDT)
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or The Three Musketeers go to India...great fun... moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Cary Grant | ... | Cutter |
 | Victor McLaglen | ... | MacChesney |
 | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | ... | Ballantine |
| Sam Jaffe | ... | Gunga Din |
| Eduardo Ciannelli | ... | Guru |
 | Joan Fontaine | ... | Emmy |
| Montagu Love | ... | Colonel Weed |
| Robert Coote | ... | Higginbotham |
| Abner Biberman | ... | Chota |
| Lumsden Hare | ... | Major Mitchell |
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117 min | 96 min (reissue)Country:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Victor System)Fun Stuff
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Revealing mistakes: During the fighting of the natives (none of whom speak English) a voice can be clearly heard shouting, "Watch out!" moreQuotes:
Sgt. Archibald Cutter: Eight feet away from where I'm sitting, right here, there's enough gold to make me sole owner and proprietor of a pub as big as the Crystal Palace. Best pub in Hampshire. moreSoundtrack:
The Atholl Highlanders moreFAQ
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'Gunga Din' is the kind of film you cherish after the first viewing and then want to revisit from time to time. It stays in the memory and for valid reasons--the casting is perfect with the three buddies entering into the spirit of the whole thing--the perfect buddy movie. Cary Grant gave many fine performances on film but this is one of his greatest--heroic and funny at the same time. Sam Jaffe is excellent as the water carrier who eventually saves the regiment in what has to be one of the most thrilling endings ever conceived for an action movie. Today some of it is politcally incorrect but this is a minor flaw in a great movie. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Victor McLaglen and Eduardo Ciannelli are all perfectly cast. Joan Fontaine has a couple of brief scenes as the only femme in the story--but fails to ignite any interest in her bland role. Based on the famous Rudyard Kipling poem, it deserves a place at the top of the list of great adventure films produced in the 1930s. I'd love to see a technicolor version today with someone like Brendan Fraser leading the "musketeers". A real gem.