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Gunga Din
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Gunga Din

1939-01-26 · 117 min · ★ 6.5

Adventure · War · Action · History

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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Directors
George Stevens
Production companies
RKO Radio Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 1,915,000
Revenue
USD 2,807,000

Top Cast

Cary GrantCary GrantArchibald Cutter
Victor McLaglenVictor McLaglenMacChesney
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Thomas Anthony Ballantine
Sam JaffeSam JaffeGunga Din
Eduardo CiannelliEduardo CiannelliGuru
Joan FontaineJoan FontaineEmmaline "Emmy" Stebbins
Montagu LoveMontagu LoveColonel Weed
Robert CooteRobert CooteBertie Higginbotham
Abner BibermanAbner BibermanChota
Lumsden HareLumsden HareMajor Mitchell
Leslie SketchleyCorporal (uncredited)
Olin FrancisOlin FrancisFulad (uncredited)
Ann EversAnn EversGirl at Party (uncredited)
Audrey MannersGirl at Party (uncredited)
Fay McKenzieFay McKenzieGirl at Party (uncredited)
Lal Chand MehraLal Chand MehraJadoo (uncredited)
Clive MorganLancer Captain (uncredited)
Roland VarnoRoland VarnoLt. Markham (uncredited)
Frank LeyvaMerchant (uncredited)
Cecil KellawayCecil KellawayMr. Stebbins (uncredited)

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