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The Deceivers is a 1988 adventure film directed by Nicholas Meyer, starring Pierce Brosnan, Shashi Kapoor and Saeed Jaffrey. The film is based on the 1952 John Masters novel of the same name regarding the murderous Thuggee of India.
Sep 2, 1988 · The Deceivers: Directed by Nicholas Meyer. With Pierce Brosnan, Shashi Kapoor, Saeed Jaffrey, Helena Michell. Fact-based account of a secret society of murderers, and of the man who exposed them in British India 1825.
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- Adventure, Crime, Drama
- Nicholas Meyer
- 1988-09-02
The Deceivers. The opening scenes of “The Deceivers” portray an India much loved by the Victorians, who thought they could export their civilization - styles, fashions, behavior and all - to every corner of the world and establish it there by sheer force of will.
An undercover East India Company agent (Pierce Brosnan) and a native (Saeed Jaffrey) expose the Thugs in circa-1825 India.
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- Nicholas Meyer
- PG-13
- Pierce Brosnan, Saeed Jaffrey, Shashi Kapoor
In 1825, India lives under fear. A mysterious religion's followers murder everyone that stands against their plans. When William Savage, a tax-collector of a British-Indian company, discovers the sect and decides to solve the mystery... — S.W.P.er.
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.
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