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Release, runtime and language
1939 · 117 mins · English
Directed by
George Stevens
Starring
Richard Farnsworth, Robert Coote, Cecil Kellaway, Joan Fontaine, Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen

In 1880s British‑India, sergeants Ballantine, Cutter and MacChesney are on a hazardous telegraph‑repair mission, accompanied by their Indian water‑bearer Gunga Din. Their work uncovers clues to the outlawed Thuggee cult. Din reveals a hidden gold‑laden temple; Cutter is seized by the cult, prompting the sergeants to launch a daring rescue, tense.

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