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The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)

The Stranglers of Bombay poster
Directed by
Terence Fisher
Genre
adventure film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 32 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1830s India, a British East India Company officer investigates a murderous cult that strangles travelers. He faces opposition from his superiors and the cult's hidden influence as he tries to stop the killings.

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What happens

The Stranglers of Bombay is a 1960 British adventure horror film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Guy Rolfe, Allan Cuthbertson and Andrew Cruickshank. It was written by David Z. Goodman and produced by Hammer Films. The film deals with the British East India Company's true-life investigation of the cult of the Thuggee stranglers in the 1830s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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