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.
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| 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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Based loosely on the poem by Rudyard Kipling, this takes place in British India during the Thuggee uprising. Three fun loving sergeants are doing fine until one of them wants to get married and leave the service. The other two trick him into a final mission where they end up confronting the entire cult by themselves as the British Army is entering a trap. This is of the "War is fun" school of movie making. It has the flavour of watching Notre Dame play an inferior high school team. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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Here they come!...The reckless, lusty, swaggering sons of the thundering guns of Kipling's storied India...In the picture whose action sweeps the screen like a cyclone! See more »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
17 February 1939 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Aufstand in Sidi Hakim See more »Edit
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$1,910,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$2,807,000, 31 December 1939Company Credits
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1.37 : 1
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Cary Grant's character's name is Archibald Cutter. Archibald was Grant's real name--Archibald Leach. He only referred to it once while reading a letter. It was an inside joke. See more »Goofs
Instead of using authentic 19th Century British revolvers (Webleys?) they carry 20th Century U.S. Colt revolvers. See more »Crazy Credits
The credits appear on a gong. Standing next to the gong is a Hindu man, and every time he strikes the gong, the credits change. See more »Alternate Versions
German theatrical version was cut by approx. 12 minutes. This version was later shown on TV but never released on any home media format. Only in 2018 the film was released on DVD, with approx. 4 minutes restored. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This movie was one of my favorites when I was growing up, and so when I bought the VHS tape a few months ago I was somewhat apprehensive about watching it again. I thought that maybe my memory of the film was a little sugar coated.
I was; however, pleasantly surprised to find that I still loved watching it as much as I did when I was a kid. It's a great action adventure movie. A previous reviewer commented on the lack of sophistication the movie conveys.
Whoever that guy is, he needs to lighten up. It's hard to look at for example the special effects and cinematography in an action adventure movie such as this when compared to the special effects and cinematography of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Time's have changed, and movies with them. If you keep that in mind while watching this film, and have a good time with it you'll love this movie.
I would love to see this come out on DVD, it's a great movie.