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Flame of Calcutta (1953)

Flame of Calcutta poster
Directed by
Seymour Friedman
Genre
historical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 09m
Rated
NR
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman leads a revolt against a cruel ruler in 1750s India. She fights for freedom and faces danger along the way.

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What happens

Flame of Calcutta is a 1953 American historical adventure film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Denise Darcel, Patric Knowles and Paul Cavanagh. It was one of a number of historical films made by Sam Katzman's production unit for Columbia Pictures. It is set in India in the 1750s. Unusually for a B Movie of the era, it was shot in Technicolor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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