
Sherlock Holmes(2009)
Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.


“How far can a man journey into darkness...and still find his way back?”
India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the “Deceivers." They commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Appalled by their activities, an English military man, Captain William Savage, conceives a hazardous plot to stop them. In disguise, he plans to himself become a “Deceiver” and infiltrate their numbers. Ever present in Savage’s adventures is a sense of dread; he is in constant fear of betrayal and vengeance and also undergoes a disturbing psychological transformation as he experiences the cult’s blood lust firsthand.

Pierce Brosnan
William Savage

Shashi Kapoor
Raja Chandra Singh

Saeed Jaffrey
Hussein

Helena Michell
Sarah Wilson

Keith Michell
Colonel Wilson

David Robb
George Anglesmith

Tariq Yunus
Feringea

Jalal Agha
The Nawab

Gary Cady
Lt. Maunsell

Salim Ghouse
Piroo
The Deceivers is a adventure film released in 1988 exploring themes of muslim, tiger, secret society, hindu, arrest, colonel. Directed by Nicholas Meyer, it stars Pierce Brosnan, Shashi Kapoor, Saeed Jaffrey. India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the “Deceivers." They commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Appalled by their activities, an English military man, Captain William Savage, conceives a hazardous plot to stop them. In disguise, he plans to himself become a “Deceiver” and infiltrate their numbers. Ever present in Savage’s adventures is a sense of dread; he is in constant fear of betrayal and vengeance and also undergoes a disturbing psychological transformation as he experiences the cult’s blood lust firsthand.
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