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The Deceivers (1988)

The Deceivers (1988)

Adventure

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

Release Date: 1988, September 2
Directors: Nicholas Meyer
Countries: United Kingdom, India, United States of America
Production: Merchant Ivory Productions, Michael White Productions, Cinecom Pictures, Film Four International, Master Film Productions
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Saeed Jaffrey, Neena Gupta, Jalal Agha, Helena Michell, David Robb, Tariq Yunus, Gary Cady, Salim Ghouse, Shashi Kapoor, Bijaya Jena, Keith Michell

Overview:

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.

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