Gunga Din (1939)

Name: Gunga Din
Released: 1939

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.

Genres: Adventure, War, Action, History

What to watch after Gunga Din

Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) — Same feel: boisterous, dramatic
Fort Apache (1948) — Same subject: 19th century
Hatari! (1962) — Same feel: boisterous, fun
Objective, Burma! (1945)
Operation Petticoat (1959)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) — Douglas Fairbanks Jr. appears in both