骗子们 / The Deceivers (1988)
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魔域圣斗士
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剧情简介：
1988印度剧情惊悚片《骗子们》由尼古拉斯·迈耶导演，皮尔斯·布鲁斯南主演，影片讲述的是：
Our English word thug comes from a Hindi word thag as we often see it transliterated as thuggee The thuggees were a secret cult of assassinsrobbers who preyed on wealthy travelers usually in the months of October It was or still is as some claim an ancient order which preceded the Islamic invasion of India and which also included Muslims in its ranks The thuggees worshiped Kali the consort of Shiva or Siva the destroyer one of the three gods in the Hindu Trimurti or trinity the other two being Brahmin and Vishnu This film which is based on a fictional account of a British officer who inflitrates the cult by disguising himself as a thuggee and eventually comes to be the one who destroy it The allusion to being based on real life events of course adds to the mystery and allure of this films exotic setting A young preJames Bond Pierce Brosnan is the central character and is aided by the Indian veteran character actor Saeed Jaffery Add to that the presence of Australian actor Keith Michell his attractive daughter Helena a face frequently seen as a supporting actor David Robb as the Gentleman cad and a large cast of Indian actors that are seen in Indian films and you have the cast The scenery is most interesting as it was shot on location in India and shows the countryside not as a jungle as many think of India Historically the East India Company which was exploiting the natural resources of India for their own colonial interests was underwritten by the English government and the British Army was providing the administrative services The story of this film based on the investigations of the colonial administrator Sir WH Sleeman who eventually uprooted the Thuggee cult took place before the Sepoy uprising in the 1840s
Our English word thug comes from a Hindi word thag as we often see it transliterated as thuggee The thuggees were a secret cult of assassinsrobbers who preyed on wealthy travelers usually in the months of October It was or still is as some claim an ancient order which preceded the Islamic invasion of India and which also included Muslims in its ranks The thuggees worshiped Kali the consort of Shiva or Siva the destroyer one of the three gods in the Hindu Trimurti or trinity the other two being Brahmin and Vishnu This film which is based on a fictional account of a British officer who inflitrates the cult by disguising himself as a thuggee and eventually comes to be the one who destroy it The allusion to being based on real life events of course adds to the mystery and allure of this films exotic setting A young preJames Bond Pierce Brosnan is the central character and is aided by the Indian veteran character actor Saeed Jaffery Add to that the presence of Australian actor Keith Michell his attractive daughter Helena a face frequently seen as a supporting actor David Robb as the Gentleman cad and a large cast of Indian actors that are seen in Indian films and you have the cast The scenery is most interesting as it was shot on location in India and shows the countryside not as a jungle as many think of India Historically the East India Company which was exploiting the natural resources of India for their own colonial interests was underwritten by the English government and the British Army was providing the administrative services The story of this film based on the investigations of the colonial administrator Sir WH Sleeman who eventually uprooted the Thuggee cult took place before the Sepoy uprising in the 1840s
