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Director:
Nicholas Meyer
Writers:
John Masters (novel)
Michael Hirst (screenplay)
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Release Date:
2 September 1988 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Adventure | Drama | Thriller See more »
Plot:
Fact-based account of a secret society of murderers, and of the man who exposed them in British India 1825. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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User Reviews:
Tricky Indian killers get faked out See more (7 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

Pierce Brosnan ... William Savage
Shashi Kapoor ... Raja Chandra Singh

Saeed Jaffrey ... Hussein
Helena Michell ... Sarah Wilson
Keith Michell ... Colonel Wilson

David Robb ... George Anglesmith
Tariq Yunus ... Feringea
Jalal Agha ... The Nawab
Gary Cady ... Lt. Maunsell
Salim Ghouse ... Piroo
Neena Gupta ... Gopal's Wife
Nayeem Hafizka ... Sepoy

Bijaya Jena ... Harlot (as Bijoya Jena)
H.N. Kalla ... The Nawab Servant
Kammo ... Official
Goga Kapoor ... Shor Dil
Manmohan Krishna ... Old Rajput
Harish Magon ... Sepoy
Giles Masters ... Captain Devril
Ramesh Ranga ... Rajput's Son
Dileep Singh Rathore ... Sowar (as Dilip Singh Rathore)
Hilla Sethna ... Chandra Singh's Maidservant
R.P. Sondhi ... Prisoner
Kanwaljit Singh ... Gopal
Shanmukha Srinivas ... Hira Lal
Dalip Tahil ... Daffadar Ganesha

Tim Van Rellim ... Reverent Matthias
Rajesh Vivek ... Priest
Amin ... Thugs
Akbar Bakshi ... Thugs
Ramesh Goyal ... Thugs
Shyam Kaushal ... Thugs (as Kaushal)
Haroon Khan ... Thugs
Nileish Malhotra ... Thugs
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Manmauji ... Ferryman
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Directed by
Nicholas Meyer 
 
Writing credits
John Masters (novel)

Michael Hirst (screenplay)

Produced by
Leon Falk .... associate producer
Ismail Merchant .... producer
Tim Van Rellim .... co-producer
Michael White .... executive producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
John Scott 
 
Cinematography by
Walter Lassally 
 
Film Editing by
Richard Trevor 
 
Production Design by
Ken Adam 
 
Art Direction by
Franco Fumagalli  (as Gianfranco Fumagalli)
Ram Yedekar 
 
Costume Design by
Jenny Beavan 
John Bright 
 
Makeup Department
Colin Arthur .... makeup assistant
Gordon Kay .... makeup artist
Vera Mitchell .... chief hair stylist
Mariam Samuel .... hairdresser assistant
Mustaque Sheikh .... makeup assistant
Mussa Sohlaee .... hairdresser assistant
Lisa Tomblin .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Deepak Nayar .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris Carreras .... first assistant director
Marcia Gay .... second assistant director
Nayeem Hafizka .... third assistant director
Shah Jehan .... first assistant director
Rakesh Mehra .... second assistant director
Alex Rooks .... crowd co-ordinator
M.R. Shahjahan .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Letitzia Adam .... set dresser
Sunil Chhabra .... property master
Kishor Dang .... assistant property master
Agnes Fernandes .... properties buyer
Agnes Goveas .... prop buyer
Agnes Goveas .... set dresser
Giles Masters .... assistant art director
Harveer Singh .... props
Raffaele Vincenti .... property master
 
Sound Department
Graham V. Hartstone .... sound re-recording mixer
Claude Hitchcock .... sound recordist
Nicolas Le Messurier .... sound re-recording mixer
Dileep Subramanian .... sound assistant (as Dilip Subramanium)
Robert Taylor .... sound engineer
 
Special Effects by
Dave Eltham .... special effects technician
Brian Smithies .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Alan Church .... optical camera operator (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Mukul Abhyankar .... still photographer
Mikki Ansin .... still photographer
Jim Boorer .... camera grip
Denise Brassard .... clapper loader
Arish Fyzee .... clapper loader
Tony Garrett .... focus puller
Rajesh Joshi .... camera operator: second unit
Gyanchand Rikki .... camera grip
Tony Woodcock .... camera operator
 
Casting Department
Jennifer Jaffrey .... casting: India
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lovleen Bains .... costume coordinator (as Loveleen Baines)
Steve Hubbard .... wardrobe supervisor
William Pierce .... costumes: uniforms
 
Other crew
Paul Bradley .... liaison: London
Sue Field .... script supervisor
Denny Martin Flinn .... choreographer
Dominic Fysh .... assistant to director
Pauline Hume .... graphic artist: titles
Alex Matcham .... production accountant
Vans Pradeep Singh Rathore .... location assistant
Dileep Singh Rathore .... production coordinator
Luca Ward .... voice dubbing: Pierce Brosnan
Natasha Wellesley .... production assistant
 

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Runtime:
102 min
Country:
India | UK
Language:
English | Hindi | Sanskrit | Rajasthani
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.75 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
USA:PG-13 | West Germany:16 | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/12
Filming Locations:
India
Company:
Merchant Ivory ProductionsSee more »

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Trivia:
Real-life father and daughter Keith Michell and Helena Michell play father and daughter here.See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Ken Adam: Designing Bond (2000) (V)See more »

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4 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
Tricky Indian killers get faked out, 11 June 2002
Author: helpless_dancer from Broken Bow, Oklahoma

When a British officer gets wind of a gang of murderous highwaymen he joins their ranks with the intention of shutting down the organization. Spys and counterspys in both camps offset each other until a final battle settles who will remain in charge. Hard to believe that during all the time the officer was with the thugs they never noticed how foreign he appeared or that the stain he used never washed off. Entertaining with plenty of action and great scenery.

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