Gunga Din (1939)
Directed by George Stevens · 117 min · Adventure, War, Action, History
44.3 TOPICAL score · #2,342 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Gunga Din (1939, directed by George Stevens) has a TOPICAL score of 44.3 - ranked 2,342 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics, and lowest on audience. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 89% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.5/10 (192 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 25 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics89% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.5/10 (192 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 25 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read25,239 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Cary Grant (actor #21), Victor McLaglen (actor #737), Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (actor #1,657), Sam Jaffe