Temple of the White Elephant

Temple of the White Elephant

1964 · 85 min · ★ 7.3 · Action, Adventure, Drama

In British colonial India, Lt. Dick Ramsay is charged with secretly rescuing the kidnapped daughter of the British viceroy of India and her fiancée, a fellow British officer from a cult of murderers who worship a white elephant. While on his mission he meets Princess Dhara and her man servant and protector, Parvati Sandok. Princess Dhara's brother has also been taken captive by the Cult of the White Elephant. Princess Dhara and Parvati Sandok aid Lt. Ramsay in his mission to free the captives and put an end to the cult's reign of terror.

Directed by Umberto Lenzi · Written by Fulvio Gicca Palli

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Alessandra Panaro Cynthia Montague
Marie Versini principessa Dhara
Mimmo Palmara Sandok
Giacomo Rossi Stuart Reginald Milliner
Arturo Dominici Bramu
Sean Flynn tenente Richard Ramsey
Dakar guida
Redilly B. Rajapa principe Baram
Andrea Bosic colonnello
Seyna Seyn Sara
Giorgio Cerioni John Willoughby
Giovanni Cianfriglia Krishna

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