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The Deceivers

5.7 102 mins Adventure   1988
Master Productions   Michael White Productions   Cinecom Pictures   Merchant Ivory Productions   Film4 Productions  
Director(s): Nicholas Meyer

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.

Casts of The Deceivers

Pierce Brosnan

as William Savage

Shashi Kapoor

as Raja Chandra Singh

Saeed Jaffrey

as Hussein

Helena Michell

as Sarah Wilson

Keith Michell

as Colonel Wilson

David Robb

as George Anglesmith

Tariq Yunus

as Feringea

Jalal Agha

as The Nawab

Gary Cady

as Lt. Maunsell

Salim Ghouse

as Piroo

Neena Gupta

as Gopal's Wife

Nayeem Hafizka

as Sepoy

Bijaya Jena

as Harlot

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