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Children of Kali : through India in search of bandits, the thug cult, and the British Raj / by Rushby, Kevin.(CARDINAL)419429;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-284) and index.

Subjects: Human sacrifice; Thugs (Indic criminal group); Criminals;

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The deceivers [videorecording] / by Brosnan, Pierce.(CARDINAL)642471; Jaffrey, Saeed,1929-2015.; Kapoor, Shashi.; Lassally, Walter,1926-2017.(CARDINAL)348298; Masters, John,1914-1983Deceivers.; Meyer, Nicholas,1945-director.(CARDINAL)712752; Michell, Helena,1963-; Michell, Keith.(CARDINAL)747155; Scott, John,1930-; Criterion Collection (Firm)(CARDINAL)348269; Home Vision Entertainment (Firm); Merchant Ivory Productions.(CARDINAL)728671;

Director of photography, Walter Lassally ; editor, Richard Trevor ; music composer, John Scott ; costume designer, John Scott ; costume designers, Jenny Beavan, John Bright ; production designer, Ken Adam.Pierce Brosnan, Shashi Kapoor, Saeed Jaffrey, Helena Michell, Keith Michell, David Robb, Tariq Yunus.India, 1825: the country is being ravaged by cult members known as Thugees or "The Deceivers", who commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Appalled by their activities, English Captain William Savage undertakes the hazardous task of going undercover as a 'Deceiver' in order to infiltrate their ranks. He is at constant risk of betrayal and vengeance and undergoes a disturbing psychological transformation as he experiences the cult's bloodlust firsthand.MPAA rating: Not rated.DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital surround.

Subjects: Adventure films.; Suspense films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Blood accusation; Cult members; Infiltration (Military science); Thugs (Indic criminal group);

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The deceivers [videorecording] / by Brosnan, Pierce,actor.(CARDINAL)642471; Hirst, Michael,1952-screenwriter.(CARDINAL)541736; Jaffrey, Saeed,1929-2015,actor.; Kapoor, Shashi,actor.; Lassally, Walter,1926-2017,cinematographer.(CARDINAL)348298; Masters, John,1914-1983.Deceivers.; Merchant, Ismail,film producer.(CARDINAL)755029; Meyer, Nicholas,1945-film director.(CARDINAL)712752; Mitchell, Helena,actor.; Cohen Media Group.publisher.; Kino Lorber, Inc.(CARDINAL)347545; Merchant Ivory Productions,production company.(CARDINAL)728671;

Cinematography, Walter Lassally.Pierce Brosnan, Shashi Kapoor, Saeed Jaffrey, Helena Mitchell.A new digital restoration of this Merchant Ivory classic. In the early 1980s Merchant first set in motion a project of which he had long dreamed, and that he was to do outside of his usual collaboration with Jhabvala and Ivory, the making of The Deceivers. The Deceivers is adapted from the John Masters novel, set in India in 1825, which depicts the exploits of William Savage (based on William Sleeman of the Indian Political Service), who disguises himself as an Indian in order to expose and destroy a secret cult whose members, the infamous Thugees, ritually murdered and robbed travelers in the name of the goddess Kali. Merchant had read the novel years before, been struck by it, and later decided to film it. The movie was slow in getting into production, however, and once into that stage presented such an array of problems as to stagger even Merchant. An entire book, Hullabaloo in Old Jeypore: The Making of "The Deceivers", was needed for Merchant to set down all that occurred.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD, wide screen, 2.0 stereo.

Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Blood accusation; Cult members; Infiltration (Military science); Thugs (Indic criminal group);

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The thing about thugs / by Khair, Tabish.(CARDINAL)345539;

"In a small Bihari village, Captain William T. Meadows finds just the man to further his phrenological research back home: Amir Ali, confessed member of the infamous Thugee cult. With tales of a murderous youth redeemed, Ali gains passage to England, his villainously shaped skull there to be studied. Only Ali knows just how embroidered his story is, so when a killer begins depriving London's underclass of their heads, suspicion naturally falls on the "thug." With help from fellow immigrants led by a shrewd Punjabi woman, Ali journeys deep into a hostile city in an attempt to save himself and end the gruesome murders. Ranging from skull-lined mansions to underground tunnels concealing a ghostly people, The Thing about Thugs is a feat of imagination to rival Wilkie Collins or Michael Chabon. Short-listed for the 2010 Man Asian Literary Prize, this Victorian role reversal is a sly take on the post-colonial novel and marks the arrival of a compelling Indian novelist to North America. "--

Subjects: Fiction.; Indic fiction (English); Thugs (Indic criminal group);

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The most evil secret societies in history / by Klein, Shelley.(CARDINAL)751272;

Includes bibliographical references.The Illuminati -- Argenteum Astrum -- The Thule Society -- Muti -- The Tong -- Ku Klux Klan -- Order of the Solar Temple -- The Hasishim -- The Mau Mau -- Aum Shinrikyo -- Odessa -- The Socialists Patients Collective -- The Thugs -- The Camorra -- The Hell Fire Club.

Subjects: Ordre du temple solaire.; Ku Klux Klan (1915- ); Secret societies.; Societies; Illuminati.; Thugs (Indic criminal group); Tongs (Secret societies);

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