Overview
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.
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DirectorGeorge Stevens
WriterFred Guiol, Joel Sayre
Cast
Cary Grant
Archibald Cutter
Victor McLaglen
MacChesney
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Thomas Anthony Ballantine
Sam Jaffe
Gunga Din
Eduardo Ciannelli
Guru
Joan Fontaine
Emmaline "Emmy" Stebbins
Montagu Love
Colonel Weed
Robert Coote
Bertie Higginbotham
Abner Biberman
Chota
Lumsden Hare
Major Mitchell
Leslie Sketchley
Corporal (uncredited)
Olin Francis
Fulad (uncredited)
Ann Evers
Girl at Party (uncredited)
Audrey Manners
Girl at Party (uncredited)
Fay McKenzie
Girl at Party (uncredited)
Lal Chand Mehra
Jadoo (uncredited)
Clive Morgan
Lancer Captain (uncredited)
Roland Varno
Lt. Markham (uncredited)
Frank Leyva
Merchant (uncredited)
Cecil Kellaway
Mr. Stebbins (uncredited)
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Keywords
armybritish empireuprisingsoldierthuggee uprising19th century
Details
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$3M
TMDb Votes
181
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026