STRANGLERS OF BOMBAY

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 46247).

Synopsis

India 1820. An officer of the British East India Company, against all opposition, tracks down a gang of religious thieves and murderers.

The following statement regarding the story prior to the opening credits: 'For hundreds of years there existed in India a perverted religious sect, dedicated to the wanton destruction of human life..... ... so secret was this savage cult that even the British East India Company, rulers of the country at the time, was unaware of their existence....'

The following statements appear at the end of the film: '... in the end, over one thousand thugs were tried and convicted of cold-blooded murder... ... the innocent victims totalled over a million (one thug alone claimed seven hundred)... ... Major General Sir William Sleeman, the officer of the East India Company actually responsible for their capture, wrote of his fellow officers: "If we have done nothing else for India, we have done this good thing" '

 

Titles

  • HORROR OF THUGGEE (Alternative)
  • STRANGLERS (Alternative)
  • STRANGLERS OF BENGAL (Alternative)
  • STRANGLERS OF BOMBAY
 

Technical Data

Year:
1959
Running Time:
80 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm Film
Colour:
Black/White
Sound:
Sound
Footage:
7238 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
Great Britain
Camera Operator
HARRIS, Len
Director
FISHER, Terence
Producer
HINDS, Anthony
Assistant Director
PEVERALL, John
Assistant Director
WALLS, Tom
Associate Producer
HYMAN, Kenneth
Associate Producer
NELSON KEYS, Anthony
cast member
CRUICKSHANK, Andrew
cast member
CUTHBERTSON, Allan
cast member
DELGADO, Roger
cast member
DEVEREUX, Marie
cast member
GORDON, Margaret
cast member
HARVEY, John
cast member
HOLDEN, Jan
cast member
LEMKOW, Tutte
cast member
MAITLAND, Marne
cast member
McNAUGHTON, Jack
cast member
MITCHELL, Warren
cast member
NIGHTINGALE, Michael
cast member
PASTELL, George
cast member
ROLFE, Guy
cast member
SCOTT, Steven
cast member
SOLON, Ewen
cast member
SPENSER, David
cast member
STASSINO, Paul
Casting
HOLLOWAY, Dorothy
Consultant
RCA Sound System
Consultant
VAUGHAN, James
Continuity
DAY, Tilly
Costumes
Bermans
Director of Photography
GRANT, Arthur
Editor
COX, Alfred
Executive Producer
CARRERAS, Michael
Hair Stylist
MONTSASH, Harry
Historical Adviser
EDWARDS, Michael
Make-up
ASHTON, Roy
Music
BERNARD, James
Music Supervisor
HOLLINGSWORTH, John
Production Company
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Production Company
Hammer Film Productions
Production Designer
ROBINSON, Bernard
Production Manager
WEEKS, Don
Publicity
REED, Colin
Publicity
THORNTON, Dennison
Set Designer
MINGAYE, Don
Sound Editor
COX, Arthur
Sound Recordist
MAY, Jock
Stills Photography
EDWARDS, Tom
Studio
Bray Film Studios
Supervising Editor
NEEDS, James
Wardrobe
ARBUTHNOT, Molly
Written by
GOODMAN, David Zelag
©
Hammer Film Productions
 

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