The Man Who Would Be King

The Man Who Would Be King
1975AdventureDrama129 mins

Plot

A robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as "godlike" rulers, meeting a tragic end through their desire for a native girl. Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling.

  • John Huston

    Director

  • John Huston

    Screenplay

  • Gladys Hill

    Screenplay

  • Rudyard Kipling

    Book

  • Oswald Morris

    Director of Photography

  • Russell Lloyd

    Editor

  • Sean Connery

    Daniel Dravot

  • Michael Caine

    Peachy Carnehan

  • Christopher Plummer

    Rudyard Kipling

  • Saeed Jaffrey

    Billy Fish

  • Doghmi Larbi

    Ootah

  • Jack May

    District Commissioner

  • Karroom Ben Bouih

    Kafu Selim

  • Mohammad Shamsi

    Babu

  • Albert Moses

    Ghulam

  • Paul Antrim

    Mulvaney

  • Graham Acres

    Officer

  • Shakira Caine

    Roxanne

  • Nadia Atbib

    Dancer (uncredited)

  • Yvonne Ocampo

    Dancer (uncredited)

  • Runtime

    129 minutes

    Released

    1975-12-03

    Languages

    العربية

    اردو

    English

    Countries

    United Kingdom

    Studios

    Persky-Bright Productions

    Devon

    Sound

  • Maurice Jarre

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    163 days ago

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