The Deceivers (1988)
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This historical drama, based on a novel by John Masters that was in turn inspired by actual events, follows William Savage (Pierce Brosnan), a British agent of the East India Company, as he is sent with his new wife to India in the early 19th century. While Savage holds the unusually progressive… More This historical drama, based on a novel by John Masters that was in turn inspired by actual events, follows William Savage (Pierce Brosnan), a British agent of the East India Company, as he is sent with his new wife to India in the early 19th century. While Savage holds the unusually progressive view that the people of India are human and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, he is still a very proper subject of the British empire and behaves accordingly. One night, when he sees a group of seemingly crazed men rob and kill a defenseless woman, he demands to know what has happened. He learns that the killers were members of a bizarre cult called the Thugees; Savage is determined to do something about them, and he works his way into the group by disguising himself as one of their number; however, the more Savage tries to win the trust of the Thugees, the more he must act as one of them, which leads him into a murderous secret life of his own. The Deceivers was produced by Ismail Merchant, his first film with a director other than James Ivory. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Nicholas Meyer
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1988 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
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James Kendrick, Q Network Film Desk
a Victorian colonialist potboiler with art film pretensions
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Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
just isn't very interesting or entertaining
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Cast
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Pierce Brosnan
as William Savage
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Saeed Jaffrey
as Hussein
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Shashi Kapoor
as Chandra Singh
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Helena Michell
as Sarah Wilson
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Keith Michell
as Col. Wilson
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David Robb
as George Angelsmith
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Tariq Yunus
as Feringea
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Jalal Agha
as Nawab
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Gary Cady
as Lt. Maunsell
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Tim Van Rellim
as Reverend Matthias
- Amin
- Akbar Bakshi
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Salim Ghouse
as Piroo
- Ramesh Goyal
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Neena Gupta
as Widow
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Nayeem Hafizka
as Sepoy
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Bijoya Jena
as Harlot
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H.N. Kalla
as Nawab Servant
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Kammo
as Official
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Goga Kapoor
as Shor Dhil
- Kaushel
- Haroon Khan
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Manmohan Krishna
as Old Rajput
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Harish Magon
as Sepoy
- Nilesh Malhotra
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Manmaujee
as Ferryman
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Giles Masters
as Captain Devril
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Ramesh Ranga
as Rajput's Son
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Dalip Singh Rathore
as Sowar
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Gilla Sethna
as Chandra Singh's Maidservant
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Kanwaljit Singh
as Gopal
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R.P. Sondhi
as Prisoner
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Shanmukha Srinivas
as Hira Lal
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Dalip Tahil
as Daffadar Ganesha
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Rajesh Vivek
as Priest
