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The Man Who Would Be King

Name: The Man Who Would Be King
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Released: 1975-12-03
Duration: 129 min
Rating: 7.5

Not Rated

AdventureDrama

7.5/10(627 ratings)

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.

12-03-1975

2h 9m

Main Cast

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

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:: John Huston

Production:: Persky-Bright Productions, Devon

Revenue:: $12,678

Budget:: $8,000,000

Key Crew

Director:: John Huston

Screenplay:: John Huston

Screenplay:: Gladys Hill

Producer:: John Foreman

Director of Photography:: Oswald Morris

Locations and Languages

Country:: GB

Filming:: GB

Languages:: en