Indicator’s Hammer vol. 3: Imperialism, War & Race
Indicator’s third box set of Hammer movies highlights some interesting issues about the treatment of race in popular […]
Review: The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)
Director: Terence Fisher
Cast: Guy Rolfe, Allan Cuthbertson, Andrew Cruickshank, George Pastell, Marne Maitland,
Guy Rolfe
Allan Cuthbertson
Andrew Cruickshank
George Pastell
Marne Maitland
Plot: 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.
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