Rent The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)
3.2 of 5 from 55 ratings
1h 20min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- In the 1820's, in Indian, the British East India Company territory is menaced by the unexplained disappearance of thousands of travelers each year. Captain Lewis (Guy Rolfe), a company officer, unearths a fantastic religious cult - Thuggees - who worship Kali, Goddess of destruction; they murder their victims with a silk cloth, rob them and intern the bodies in mass graves. Lewis, after some inter-office politics, is put in charge of suppressing the Thuggees.
- Actors:
- Allan Cuthbertson, Guy Rolfe, Andrew Cruickshank, George Pastell, Marne Maitland, Jan Holden, Paul Stassino, Tutte Lemkow, Roger Delgado, Marie Devereux, Margaret Gordon, John Harvey, Jack McNaughton, Warren Mitchell, Michael Nightingale, Steven Scott, Ewen Solon, David Spenser, Vincent Wong
- Directors:
- Terence Fisher
- Producers:
- Anthony Hinds, Kenneth Hyman
- Writers:
- David Zelag Goodman
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Horror, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1959
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 30/07/2018
- Run Time:
- 80 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Three alternative feature presentations: the original UK and US theatrical cuts, and a newly compiled 'integral' version, incorporating all existing footage
- Audio commentary with screenwriter David Z Goodman
- Ritual Murder: Inside 'The Stranglers ofBombay' (2018, 17 mins): new and exclusive documentary written and directed by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn, narrated by Claire Louise Amias and featuring film historians Alan Barnes and Jonathan Rigby
- Hammer's Women: Jan Holden (2018, 6 mins): Dr Colette Balmain on the popular stage and screen actress
- 'The Stranglers of Bombay' and the Censor (2018, 27 mins): ex-BBFC examiner Richard Falcon discusses the film's history with the Board
- About the Versions (2018, 7 mins): highlighting the differences between the UK and US theatrical cuts
- Musical Orientalism (2018, 17 mins): a new appreciation of James Bernard's score by David Huckvale, author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde
- Original theatrical trailer
- Brian Trenchard-Smith trailer commentary (2013, 4 mins): a short critical appreciation
- Image gallery: promotional photography and publicity material
- World premiere on Blu-ray
