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
as William Savage
Shashi Kapoor
as Raja Chandra Singh
Saeed Jaffrey
as Hussein
Helena Michell
as Sarah Wilson
Keith Michell
as Colonel Wilson
David Robb
as George Anglesmith
Tariq Yunus
as Feringea
Jalal Agha
as The Nawab
Gary Cady
as Lt. Maunsell
Salim Ghouse
as Piroo
Neena Gupta
as Gopal's Wife
Nayeem Hafizka
as Sepoy
