This is an unusual early Hammer offering, more of an historical adventure film although the nature of the events is horrific enough. It's not that good though, difficult to follow and the characters are pure cardboard.
Captain Lewis is a soldier in India investigating the wholesale disappearance of merchant caravans. Expecting a commission to take it further , he is disappointed when the Colonel ( Andrew Cruickshank ) appoints Connaught-Smith ( Allan Cuthbertson ) , a public school ponce who doesn't know his arse from his elbow. The culprits are actually a death cult, the Thugees whose agents are everywhere.
Jan Holden ( as Mary Lewis )
Sex : Great cleavage
Death : Survives
Jan was originally Valerie Wilkinson from Southport but her early childhood was spent in India. She was a popular TV actress up to the end of the eighties. Her life was marred by personal tragedies and poor health but she survived until 2005 when she died aged 74.
Marie Devereux ( as Karim )
Sex : No
Death : Her fate is left in the air
It's hard to know what the point of Marie in this film is. Her role is pure decoration yet you never get a good look at her.
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