Gunga Din

Gunga Din

Barbaric Splendor - Gasping Magnitude - Adventure !

Directed by George Stevens

Produced by RKO Radio Pictures

1939117 min6.5 / 10

A rousing, colorful adventure romp centered on the camaraderie of British soldiers and their loyal water-bearer as they battle a dangerous cult in colonial India.

British army sergeants Ballantine, Cutter and MacChesney serve in India during the 1880s, along with their native water-bearer, Gunga Din. While completing a dangerous telegraph-repair mission, they unearth evidence of the suppressed Thuggee cult. When Gunga Din tells the sergeants about a secret temple made of gold, the fortune-hunting Cutter is captured by the Thuggees, and it's up to his friends to rescue him.

Questions people ask

  • Does Gunga Din end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Gunga Din sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Gunga Din easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is Gunga Din violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is Gunga Din scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Rarity17

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Surprise33

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Love45

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