The Deceivers

How far can a man journey into darkness...and still find his way back?

Sep 02, 1988 1h 42m

5.7

26 votes

Adventure

Synopsis

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. In disguise, he plans to himself become a “Deceiver” and infiltrate their numbers. Ever present in Savage’s adventures is a sense of dread; he is in constant fear of betrayal and vengeance and also undergoes a disturbing psychological transformation as he experiences the cult’s blood lust firsthand.

Title	The Deceivers
Companies	Master Productions, Michael White Productions, Cinecom Pictures, Merchant Ivory Productions, Film4 Productions
Countries	India, United Kingdom
Keywords	muslim, tiger, secret society, hindu, arrest, colonel, revenge, murder, wedding, india, 19th century, bollywood