Gunga Din

"Barbaric Splendor - Gasping Magnitude - Adventure !"

Feb 17 1939 Approved 1h 57m
Adventure, Comedy, War

British army sergeants Ballantine, Cutter and MacChesney serve in India during the 1880s, along with their native water-bearer, Gunga Din. While completing a dangerous telegraph-repair mission, they unearth evidence of the suppressed Thuggee cult. When Gunga Din tells the sergeants about a secret temple made of gold, the fortune-hunting Cutter is captured by the Thuggees, and it's up to his friends to rescue him.

Plot

Born in British India, Gunga Din always wanted to join the British army like many of his fellow Indians, but Indians were not allowed to do so. So he starts observing the British and learns accordingly. He befriends Sgt. Archibald Cutter and warns him about a Thuggee uprising that may threaten their base. Sgt. Cutter and others are able to fend off the attack, but when Gunga gets information of a much larger rebel attack, Cutter accompanies him to the cult's temple embedded with gold statues of Hindu deities. Gunga finds out he is regarded as a traitor by his countrymen, and Cutter, as well as Sergeants MacChesney and Ballantine, is held captive by the Thuggees in a bid to force the British to leave India.

Written by

Joel Sayre, Fred Guiol, Ben Hecht

Directed by

George Stevens

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
13,178
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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