剧情：OurEnglishword'thug'comesfromaHindiword,'thag,'asweoftenseeittransliteratedas'thuggee.'Thethuggeeswereasecretcultofassassins/robberswhopreyedonwealthytravelers,usuallyinthemonthsofOctober.Itwas(orstillis,assomeclaim)anancientorderwhichprecededtheIslamicinvasionofIndiaandwhichalsoincludedMuslimsinitsranks.Thethuggee... (展开全部) OurEnglishword'thug'comesfromaHindiword,'thag,'asweoftenseeittransliteratedas'thuggee.'Thethuggeeswereasecretcultofassassins/robberswhopreyedonwealthytravelers,usuallyinthemonthsofOctober.Itwas(orstillis,assomeclaim)anancientorderwhichprecededtheIslamicinvasionofIndiaandwhichalsoincludedMuslimsinitsranks.Thethuggee... OurEnglishword'thug'comesfromaHindiword,'thag,'asweoftenseeittransliteratedas'thuggee.'Thethuggeeswereasecretcultofassassins/robberswhopreyedonwealthytravelers,usuallyinthemonthsofOctober.Itwas(orstillis,assomeclaim)anancientorderwhichprecededtheIslamicinvasionofIndiaandwhichalsoincludedMuslimsinitsranks.ThethuggeesworshipedKali,theconsortofShiva,(orSiva)thedestroyer,oneofthethreegodsintheHinduTrimurtiortrinity(theothertwobeingBrahminandVishnu).ThisfilmwhichisbasedonafictionalaccountofaBritishofficerwhoinflitratesthecultbydisguisinghimselfasathuggeeandeventuallycomestobetheonewhodestroyit.Theallusiontobeingbasedonreallifeevents,ofcourse,addstothemysteryandallureofthisfilm'sexoticsetting.Ayoungpre-JamesBondPierceBrosnanisthecentralcharacterandisaidedbytheIndianveterancharacteractor,SaeedJaffery.Addtothat,thepresenceofAustralianactor,KeithMichell,hisattractivedaughter,Helena,afacefrequentlyseenasasupportingactor,DavidRobb,astheGentlemancad,andalargecastofIndianactorsthatareseeninIndianfilms,andyouhavethecast.ThesceneryismostinterestingasitwasshotonlocationinIndiaandshowsthecountrysidenotasajungle,asmanythinkofIndia.Historically,theEastIndiaCompanywhichwasexploitingthenaturalresourcesofIndiafortheirowncolonialinterests,wasunderwrittenbytheEnglishgovernmentandtheBritishArmywasprovidingtheadministrativeservices.Thestoryofthisfilm,basedontheinvestigationsofthecolonialadministrator,Sir.W.H.SleemanwhoeventuallyuprootedtheThuggeecult,tookplacebeforetheSepoyuprisinginthe1840's.