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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.

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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (1940)
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Box office
Grossed $2.81M worldwide, about 1.5 times its $1.92M budget
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Based on
Based on Gunga Din
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Filming locations
Filmed in California, Arizona and Alabama Hills
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Setting
Set in India
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Music
Music by Alfred Newman
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Joseph H. August
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Details

Director: George Stevens
Writers: Ben HechtStory
Charles MacArthurStory
Fred GuiolScreenplay
Joel SayreScreenplay
Howard HawksScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: January 26, 1939
Original language: English
Budget: $1.9M
Revenue: $2.8M
Countries: United States of America

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