Name: The Stranglers of Bombay
Director: Terence Fisher
Genre: Action, Adventure, History, Horror
Released: 1959-01-01
Duration: 80 min

Murder – their religion!

The Stranglers of Bombay (1959) centers on a British East India Company officer who struggles to convince his superiors that a secret Thuggee cult is responsible for a growing number of disappearances across nineteenth-century India. As official indifference, political rivalry, and religious fanaticism obstruct the investigation, he risks his career and his life to expose the organisation before more innocent travellers are murdered. This British historical adventure horror film blends suspense, mystery, and period action as courage, fanaticism, and the abuse of power shape a grim account inspired by the historical Thuggee cult.

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Comparison of The Stranglers of Bombay Blu-ray & DVD Editions
Disc Extras	Mill Creek BD-A/US 2020	Indicator BD-ALL/UK 2018	Sony DVD-R-0/US 2013	Columbia DVD-1/US 2008
Audio Commentary by Writer David Z. Goodman [US Version]
Ritual Murder: Inside “The Stranglers of Bombay” (16:46)
About the Versions (6:34)
Columbia Players at Hammer - With David Del Valle (8:20)
Hammer at Columbia - With C. Courtney Joyner (11:03)
Hammer’s Women: Jan Holden - With Colette Balmain (5:31)
Musical Orientalism - Interview with David Huckvale on Composer James Bernard and “The Stranglers of Bombay” (16:58)
“The Stranglers of Bombay” and the Censor - Interview with Ex-BBFC Examiner Richard Falcon (26:55)
Trailers from Hell with Brian Trenchard-Smith (3:49)
Stills Gallery (48 Images)
Theatrical Trailer (2:01)
“Hot Paprika” (Short, 1935, 17:17)
“The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd” (Chapter 1 Episode, 1953, 21:33)
“The Merry Mutineers” (Animated Short, 1936, 7:18)

Edition and Packaging Notes

Mill Creek’s Blu-ray contains a 12-page booklet. It is included in the “Hammer Films: The Ultimate Collection” box set with The Camp on Blood Island (1958), The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), The Snorkel (1958), Yesterday’s Enemy (1959), Never Take Candy from a Stranger (1960), Stop Me Before I Kill! (1960), Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960), The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960), Cash on Demand (1961), Scream of Fear (1961), The Terror of the Tongs (1961), The Pirates of Blood River (1962), These Are the Damned (1962), Maniac (1963), The Old Dark House (1963), The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb (1964), The Gorgon (1964), Die! Die! My Darling! (1965) and Creatures the World Forgot (1971).
Indicator’s Blu-ray includes a 40-page booklet with writing by James Oliver (“Thug Life, or the Empire Strikes Back: The (Very) Guilty Pleasures of ‘The Stranglers of Bombay’”) and Kieran Foster (“The Curse of Kali: Hammer’s Unmade ‘Dracula in India’ Project”). It is included in the “Hammer Volume Three: Blood & Terror” box set with The Camp on Blood Island (1958), Yesterday’s Enemy (1959) and The Terror of the Tongs (1961).
Columbia’s DVD is included in the “Icons of Adventure” box set with The Terror of the Tongs (1961), The Pirates of Blood River (1962) and The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964).

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Ritual Murder: Inside “The Stranglers of Bombay” (16:46)
About the Versions (6:34)
Columbia Players at Hammer (8:20)
Hammer at Columbia (11:03)
Hammer’s Women: Jan Holden (5:31)
Musical Orientalism (16:58)
“The Stranglers of Bombay” and the Censor (26:55)
Trailers from Hell with Brian Trenchard-Smith (3:49)

Editions	Mill Creek BD 2020 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 29.97 Mbps Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 Length:1:19:51.745 File size: 18.67 GiB Notes: US Version Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1963 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Subtitles English SDH
Editions	Indicator BD 2018 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 30.00 Mbps Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 Length:1:20:17.771 File size: 17.70 GiB Notes: UK Version File 2 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 30.00 Mbps Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 Length:1:19:52.288 File size: 17.72 GiB Notes: US Version File 3 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 30.00 Mbps Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 Length:1:20:21.441 File size: 17.72 GiB Notes: Integral Version Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 1.0 Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1071 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Subtitles English SDH
Extras	Audio Commentary by Writer David Z. Goodman [US Version] Indicator BD
	Ritual Murder: Inside “The Stranglers of Bombay” (16:46, 1080p) Indicator BD
	About the Versions (6:34, 1080p) Indicator BD
	Columbia Players at Hammer - With David Del Valle (8:20, 1080p) Mill Creek BD
	Hammer at Columbia - With C. Courtney Joyner (11:03, 1080p) Mill Creek BD
	Hammer’s Women: Jan Holden - With Colette Balmain (5:31, 1080p) Indicator BD
	Musical Orientalism - Interview with David Huckvale on Composer James Bernard and “The Stranglers of Bombay” (16:58, 1080p) Indicator BD
	“The Stranglers of Bombay” and the Censor - Interview with Ex-BBFC Examiner Richard Falcon (26:55, 1080p) Indicator BD
	Trailers from Hell with Brian Trenchard-Smith (3:49, 1080p) Indicator BD
	Stills Gallery (48 Images) Indicator BD
	Theatrical Trailer (2:01, 1080p) Indicator BD
	“Hot Paprika” (Short, 1935, 17:17, 480p) Columbia DVD
	“The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd” (Chapter 1 Episode, 1953, 21:33, 480p) Columbia DVD
	“The Merry Mutineers” (Animated Short, 1936, 7:18, 480p) Columbia DVD