Released:
1959-12-04

Overview:
In 1826 British-ruled India, the secret Cult of Thugee demonstrates their worship of their goddess, Kali, by the mutilation and mass murder of thousands of Indians while pirating the shipments of the British East-Indian Tea Company. As the British military leaders play down the implications of the piracy and disappearances, a lone captain realizes that they are not just coincidence and sets out to uncover the source of the deviltry, at the risk of his career. Based on history.

Director:
Terence Fisher

Runtime:
1h 20min

Genre:
Thriller, Crime, Horror

• Cast:
• 
  Guy Rolfe
  as
  Capt. Harry Lewis
• 
  Allan Cuthbertson
  as
  Capt. Christopher Connaught-Smith
• 
  Andrew Cruickshank
  as
  Col. Henderson
• 
  George Pastell
  as
  High Priest of Kali
• 
  Marne Maitland
  as
  Patel Shari