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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ROMANCE AND THRILLS FOR A THOUSAND MOVIES PLUNDERED FOR ONE MIGHTY SHOW! (original ad - all caps) See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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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)Company Credits
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Mono (RCA Victor System)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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(1744) (uncredited)
Written by Henry Carey
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Kelly Reilly had long wanted to make "Gunga Din," and in 1936 brought in Howard Hawks to develop the project. Hawks felt Robert Donat or Ronald Colman were the best choices for the lead with Spencer Tracy as second lead, and early in 1937 he considered Ray Milland and Franchot Tone. However when Hawks took too much time on Bringing Up Baby (1938) he was taken off the project. It's also been said that Hawks was dropped from the film because "Baby" ended up as a box-office bomb, even though it has survived as a comedy classic. See more »Goofs
In every scene with the snake pit, the strings making them move are visible. See more »Quotes
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.See more »
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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
Cut to 96 minutes for a theatrical re-issue; for years this was the only version available for viewing until the film was archivally restored. See more »Soundtracks
God Save the King!(1744) (uncredited)
Written by Henry Carey
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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.