Gunga Din
(1939)
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.
Director
George Stevens
Writers
Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur, Fred Guiol, Joel Sayre
Top Billed
Cary Grant
Keywords
Top Billed Cast
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Reviews
tmcd77
⭐ 7/10November 3, 2024
Take Indiana Jones, mix in a little Zulu, and add a splash of The Man Who Would be King. Replace Michael Cain and Harrison Ford with Cary Grant, and what do you get?
Answer - A film that stands the test of time.
Grants comedic performance is totally on point, the punch bowl scene in particular having me in stitches. Based of various poems by Radyard Kiplin, this movie tells the story of three British army officers against a cult of indian…
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$1,915,000
Revenue
$2,807,000