The Deceivers
1988
How far can a man journey into darkness...and still find his way back?
- Nicholas Meyer
- 1h 42m
- September 2, 1988 · India, United Kingdom
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 2, 1988
- Original language
- Hindi
- Spoken languages
- Hindi, English, Sanskrit
- Countries
- India, United Kingdom
- Production
- Film4 Productions,Michael White Productions,Merchant Ivory Productions,Film Four International,Cinecom Pictures,Master Productions,Master Film Productions
- Cast
- Pierce Brosnan,Shashi Kapoor,Saeed Jaffrey,Helena Michell,Keith Michell,David Robb,Tariq Yunus,Jalal Agha,Gary Cady,Salim Ghouseand 4 more
- Director
- Nicholas Meyer
- Writer
- Michael Hirst,John Masters
- Cinematography
- Walter Lassally
- Music
- John Scott
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- $346,297
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
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