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Audiences rate it 27 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
India, 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.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes33%
Audiences rate it 27 points higher than critics do.
35 audience votes
Key crew
- Nicholas MeyerDirector
- Michael HirstScreenplay
- John ScottOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Pierce BrosnanWilliam Savage
- Shashi KapoorRaja Chandra Singh
- Saeed JaffreyHussein
- Helena MichellSarah Wilson
- Keith MichellColonel Wilson
- David RobbGeorge Anglesmith
- Tariq YunusFeringea
- Jalal AghaThe Nawab
- Gary CadyLt. Maunsell
- Salim GhousePiroo
- Neena GuptaGopal's Wife
- Nayeem HafizkaSepoy
Stills
Themes
muslimtigersecret societyhinduarrestcolonelrevengemurderweddingindia19th century