The Man Who Would Be King

The Man Who Would Be King

Adventure in all its glory!

1975•2h 9m•7.5/10

AdventureDrama

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7.5/10(692)

Tired of life as soldiers, Peachy Carnehan and Danny Dravot travel to the isolated land of Kafiristan, where they are ultimately embraced by the people and revered as rulers. After a series of misunderstandings, the natives come to believe that Dravot is a god, but he and Carnehan can't keep up their deception forever.

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Production

Persky-Bright Productions, Allied Artists, Devon/Persky-Bright, Columbia Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Daniel Dravot

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Peachy Carnehan

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Rudyard Kipling

Saeed Jaffrey

Saeed Jaffrey

Billy Fish

Doghmi Larbi

Doghmi Larbi

Ootah

Jack May

Jack May

District Commissioner

Karroom Ben Bouih

Kafu Selim

Mohammad Shamsi

Babu

Albert Moses

Albert Moses

Ghulam

Paul Antrim

Mulvaney

Graham Acres

Officer

Shakira Caine

Shakira Caine

Roxanne

Nadia Atbib

Dancer (uncredited)

Yvonne Ocampo

Dancer (uncredited)

Gurmuks Singh

Sikh Soldier (uncredited)

Kimat Singh

Sikh Soldier (uncredited)

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