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The Stranglers of Bombay

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In the 1830s, a cult whose members worship Kali, the Hindu goddess of destruction, is abducting and killing tourists who come to Bombay in an effort to destroy the East Indian Company and its influence in their native land. Capt. Christopher Connaught-Smith (Allan Cuthbertson) is put in charge of neutralizing the murderers, but his cultural ignorance renders him ineffective. Capt. Harry Lewis (Guy Rolfe), who has worked in India for years, then takes over the case as it spirals out of control.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Too bad the melodrama wasn't as gripping as it should have been. Rated: B Oct 23, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Valerii Ege D The film, which has the highest number of deaths (34) among Hammer films, has a structure that manages to be boring despite its wild side. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Good low-budget period thriller from Hammer--Killing For The Love Of Kali!! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member OK adventure/mystery thingy about evil brown people and the white man who must stop them. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member an oddball Hammer effort, no monsters or noir, but an earnest effort to show a poor man's Sherlock Holmes gamely trying to point out there's a massive (yet perfectly underground) stranglers cult of Kali-worshiping thugees surrounding the bumbling English imperialists. far more grisly than most Hammer films and there's even a little moral indignation at how the English dismiss thousands of annual deaths provided no white men die and no financial interests are impacted. The action sequences aren't well articulated but it has some beautiful art direction and cinematography. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting departure for Hammer in that it's a crime film. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Veering away from the sci-fi and gothic horror that was Hammer Films' bread and butter, The Stranglers of Bombay serves as a testament as to why their few adventure epics were more of a curious appetizer you later regret but ultimately convince yourself "at least you tried it" to rationalize the 90 minutes of your life you spent watching it. Reasonably well directed by Terence Fisher the movie isn't absolutely horrible but more of a dull story that was well photographed. Nothing too exciting, but it made me want to get a pet mongoose and watch Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom again. Again, not Hammer's finest hour but you can do a hell of a lot worse... Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the 1830s, a cult whose members worship Kali, the Hindu goddess of destruction, is abducting and killing tourists who come to Bombay in an effort to destroy the East Indian Company and its influence in their native land. Capt. Christopher Connaught-Smith (Allan Cuthbertson) is put in charge of neutralizing the murderers, but his cultural ignorance renders him ineffective. Capt. Harry Lewis (Guy Rolfe), who has worked in India for years, then takes over the case as it spirals out of control.
Director
Terence Fisher
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 10, 2008
Runtime
1h 20m