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Director:
George Stevens
Writers:
Joel Sayre (screenplay) &
Fred Guiol (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
17 February 1939 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure | War more
Tagline:
Barbaric Splendor - Gasping Magnitude - Adventure ! more
Plot:
In 19th century India, three British soldiers and a native waterbearer must stop a secret mass revival of the murderous Thuggee cult before it can rampage across the land. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Cary Is Not To Be Taken For Granted
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Best Films Of Films' Best Year
 (From New York Post. 15 June 2009, 12:09 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
errors of omission by IMDb as well as the filmmakers & the industry more (74 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Cary Grant ... Cutter
Victor McLaglen ... MacChesney

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. ... Ballantine
Sam Jaffe ... Gunga Din
Eduardo Ciannelli ... Guru

Joan Fontaine ... Emmy
Montagu Love ... Colonel Weed
Robert Coote ... Higginbotham
Abner Biberman ... Chota
Lumsden Hare ... Major Mitchell
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Alban ... (uncredited)
Charles Bennett ... Telegraph operator (uncredited)
Joe De La Cruz ... (uncredited)
George Du Count ... Pandu Lal (uncredited)
Ann Evers ... Girl at party (uncredited)

Richard Farnsworth ... Bit part (uncredited)
Olin Francis ... Fulad (uncredited)
Bryant Fryer ... Scottish sergeant (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... (uncredited)
Jamiel Hasson ... Thug chieftain (uncredited)
Cecil Kellaway ... Mr. Stebbins (uncredited)
Frank Leyva ... Merchant (uncredited)
Audrey Manners ... Girl at party (uncredited)
Joe McGuinn ... (uncredited)
Fay McKenzie ... Girl at party (uncredited)
Lal Chand Mehra ... Jadoo (uncredited)
Thom Metzetti ... (uncredited)
Art Mix ... (uncredited)
Clive Morgan ... Lancer captain (uncredited)
Satini Pualoa ... (uncredited)
George Regas ... Thug chieftain (uncredited)
Allen Schute ... (uncredited)
Reginald Sheffield ... Rudyard Kipling, journalist (uncredited)
Paul Singh ... (uncredited)
Leslie Sketchley ... Corporal (uncredited)
Tom Tamarez ... (uncredited)
Carlie Taylor ... (uncredited)
Roland Varno ... Lt. Markham (uncredited)
Bruce Wyndham ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
George Stevens 
 
Writing credits
Joel Sayre (screenplay) &
Fred Guiol (screenplay)

Ben Hecht (story) &
Charles MacArthur (story)

Rudyard Kipling (poem "Gunga Din")

Lester Cohen (contributing writer) uncredited and
John Colton (contributing writer) uncredited and
William Faulkner (contributing writer) uncredited and
Vincent Lawrence (contributing writer) uncredited and
Dudley Nichols (contributing writer) uncredited and
Anthony Veiller (contributing writer) uncredited

Produced by
George Stevens .... producer
 
Original Music by
Alfred Newman 
 
Cinematography by
Joseph H. August 
 
Film Editing by
Henry Berman 
John Lockert 
John Sturges (uncredited)
 
Art Direction by
Van Nest Polglase 
 
Set Decoration by
Darrell Silvera 
 
Costume Design by
Edward Stevenson (gowns)
 
Makeup Department
James R. Barker .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Dan Berns .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Irving Berns .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Mel Berns .... makeup department head (uncredited)
Layne Britton .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Russell Drake .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Charles Gemora .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Abe Haberman .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Joe Hadley .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Walter Hermann .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Dick Johnson .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Ben Libizer .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Harry Pringle .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Louis Saintly .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Al Senator .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Howard Smit .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Armand Triller .... makeup artist (uncredited)
William Woods .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Pandro S. Berman .... executive in charge of production
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Edward Killy .... assistant director
Dewey Starkey .... assistant director
Robert Parrish .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Perry Ferguson .... associate art director
Nathan Barrager .... props (uncredited)
Claude E. Carpenter .... set dresser (uncredited)
Thomas Grady .... props (uncredited)
Maxwell O. Henry .... props (uncredited)
James Lane .... props (uncredited)
Kenneth J. Marstella .... props (uncredited)
Gene Rossi .... props (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
James G. Stewart .... sound recordist (as James Stewart)
John E. Tribby .... sound recordist
George C. Emick .... sound (uncredited)
John C. Grubb .... sound (uncredited)
S.G. Haughton .... sound (uncredited)
Aubrey C. Lind .... sound (uncredited)
Jack Mark .... sound (uncredited)
Gordon McLean .... sound (uncredited)
Eric Meisel .... sound (uncredited)
Arthur C. Robbins .... sound (uncredited)
Fred Rodgers .... sound (uncredited)
Cecil Shephard .... sound (uncredited)
Kenneth C. Wesson .... sound (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Vernon L. Walker .... special effects
Russell A. Cully .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
P. Brook .... photographic effects (uncredited)
William Collins .... assistant camera: camera effects (uncredited)
Horace L. Hulburd .... photographic effects (uncredited)
Mario Larrinaga .... camera effects artist (uncredited)
Roger Sherman .... photographic effects (uncredited)
Clifford Stine .... second camera: camera effects (uncredited)
G. Swartz .... photographic effects (uncredited)
M. Zamora .... photographic effects (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Richard Farnsworth .... stunts (uncredited)
David Sharpe .... stunts (uncredited)
Barlow Simpson .... stunts (uncredited)
Tom Steele .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Joseph A. August Jr. .... second camera operator (uncredited)
H. Barrett .... grip (uncredited)
Pete Bernard .... grip (uncredited)
H. Brandon .... grip (uncredited)
Charles Burke .... camera operator (uncredited)
Tom Clement .... grip (uncredited)
T. Connelly .... grip (uncredited)
Charles Davis .... camera operator (uncredited)
Thomas East .... best boy (uncredited)
Earl Gilpin .... grip (uncredited)
Alexander Kahle .... still photographer (uncredited)
George Marquenie .... gaffer (uncredited)
C. Noren .... grip (uncredited)
W. Norton .... grip (uncredited)
Eddie Pyle .... second camera operator (uncredited)
William Record .... grip (uncredited)
F. Reed .... grip (uncredited)
Cliff Shirpser .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Charles Straumer .... second camera operator (uncredited)
Leon Turen .... camera operator (uncredited)
William Whitaker .... camera operator (uncredited)
Joe Zaslove .... camera operator (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ray Camp .... wardrobe (uncredited)
Harold Clandenning .... wardrobe (uncredited)
Bill Durant .... wardrobe (uncredited)
Harry Lawrence .... wardrobe (uncredited)
Bill Rabb .... wardrobe (uncredited)
Fred Starns .... wardrobe (uncredited)
Wesley Trist .... wardrobe (uncredited)
Pat Williams .... wardrobe (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Robert Russell Bennett .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Edward B. Powell .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Conrad Salinger .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Sergeant Major William Briers .... technical advisor
Robert Erskine Holland .... technical advisor (as Sir Robert Erskine Holland)
Clive Morgan .... technical advisor (as Captain Clive Morgan)
Art Bruggerman .... stand-in (uncredited)
Phoebe Campbell .... stand-in (uncredited)
Gordon Clark .... stand-in: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (uncredited)
Hilda Grenier .... technical advisor (uncredited)
Sam Harris .... technical advisor (uncredited)
Mal Merrihugh .... stand-in (uncredited)
Barlow Simpson .... elephant trainer (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
117 min | 96 min (reissue)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Victor System)
Certification:
Norway:16 | Finland:K-16 | UK:U | USA:Approved (PCA #4452)
Filming Locations:
Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA more
Company:
RKO Radio Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Budgeted at $1.915 million, this was the most expensive film RKO had produced to date. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: In every scene with the snake pit, the strings making them move are visible. more
Quotes:
Sgt. 'Mac' MacChesney: You ain't so stupid as you look. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The Projectionist (1971) more
Soundtrack:
The Atholl Highlanders more

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6 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
errors of omission by IMDb as well as the filmmakers & the industry, 6 September 2005
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Author: gramophone-2 from United States

Pandro S. Berman was "In Charge of Production" but that made him the so-called Line Producer. But who produced this epic, filmed not in Arizona but in California's Mohave Desert where scavengers have made off with all of the remnants of the "gold temple", the Thuggee huts, the British outpost at Muri, the village of Tantrapur, etc. The minor technical faults can and must be forgiven. What's unforgivable is the lack of an Oscar for best music, although maybe the Academy didn't offer such at the time. A single theme was played in various tempos including waltz, march and sweet, mood-setting. Brilliant! One of the curious aspects of the production was the widow Kipling's demands. An actor playing Kipling appears briefly before and after the battle scenes. In the initial release his scenes were cut, per Mrs. Kipling's demands. Later they were included and lent a "connection" of Kipling's immortal poem to Ben Hecht's screenplay. Interestingly, this very typically and pro-British story was by a great screenwriter who himself hated the British.

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