The Deceivers
“How far can a man journey into darkness...and still find his way back?”
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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Cast
14 people
Pierce Brosnan
William Savage
Known for
GoldenEye
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Shashi Kapoor
Raja Chandra Singh
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Gulliver's Travels
Deewaar
Saeed Jaffrey
Hussein
Known for
The Man Who Would Be King
Gandhi
Helena Michell
Sarah Wilson
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The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
Maurice
Keith Michell
Colonel Wilson
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David Robb
George Anglesmith
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Downton Abbey
Wolf Hall
Tariq Yunus
Feringea
Known for
Around the World in 80 Days
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Jalal Agha
The Nawab
Known for
Mughal-e-Azam
Gary Cady
Lt. Maunsell
Known for
Erik the Viking
Salim Ghouse
Piroo
Known for
Koyla
Neena Gupta
Gopal's Wife
Known for
Panchayat
Badhaai Ho
Nayeem Hafizka
Sepoy
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Nicholas Meyer Director · Michael Hirst Screenplay John Masters Author
Worldwide gross $346K · Budget $6M · United States release September 2, 1988
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Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$346,297
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Production
Merchant Ivory Productions
Production
Michael White Productions
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Cinecom Pictures
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Master Film Productions
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Film Four International
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Master Productions
Production
India · United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
Hindi
Spoken on screen
English · German · Hindi · Sanskrit
Release dates
United States · September 2, 1988
Theatrical
Germany
July 6, 1989 · Theatrical
Russia
February 17, 1990 · Theatrical
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