The Deceivers
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The Deceivers

"How far can a man journey into darkness...and still find his way back?"

1988 1h 42m ★ 5.3 (31 votes) Released

India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the “Deceivers." They commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Appalled by their activities, an English military man, Captain William Savage, conceives a hazardous plot to stop them. In disguise, he plans to himself become a “Deceiver” and infiltrate their numbers. Ever present in Savage’s adventures is a sense of dread; he is in constant fear of betrayal and vengeance and also undergoes a disturbing psychological transformation as he experiences the cult’s blood lust firsthand.

Director

Nicholas Meyer

Screenplay

Michael Hirst

Rating
5.3
Runtime
102 min
Revenue
$0.3M

Production

Merchant Ivory Productions
Michael White Productions
Cinecom Pictures Cinecom Pictures
Film Four International Film Four International
Master Film Productions

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Keywords

muslimtigersecret societyhinduarrestcolonelrevengemurderweddingindia19th century

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