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The Deceivers is a 1952 novel by John Masters on the Thuggee movement in
India during British imperial rule. It was a 1988 Merchant Ivory
Productions film starring Shashi Kapoor, Pierce Brosnan, Bijaya Jena, Saeed
Jaffrey and Dalip Tahil.
Synopsis The story shows how British officer and colonial administrator
William Savage (Brosnan in the film version) comes to know about the
thuggee cult, infiltrates their society, learns their ways and code of
communication, and destroys them by capturing or killing their key leaders.
During his travels with the thuggee he almost falls prey to the cult's ways
as he comes to experience the ecstasy of ritual killings. The movie shows
how complex the web was in terms of type and stature of people involved
with the thuggee cult.
Analysis The Deceivers portrays both the thuggee cult and British
governance (as administered by the East India Company) in an accurate way.
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