The Man Who Would Be King

The Man Who Would Be King

1975
2h 9m
7.5

7.5/10

702 votes • View on IMDb
Adventure Drama

"Adventure in all its glory!"

Overview

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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Status: Released

Budget: $8,000,000

Revenue: $12,678

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Persky-Bright Productions Devon/Persky-Bright Columbia Pictures
Production Countries
United Kingdom United States of America
Spoken Languages
Urdu English Arabic

Keywords

journalist gold treasure robbery cheating coronation freemason con man british army british empire friends soldier king battle ruler based on short story 19th century british raj

Quick Facts

Release Date December 3, 1975
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0073341

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
Karroom Ben Bouih

Kafu Selim

Mohammad Shamsi
Mohammad Shamsi

Babu

Albert Moses
Albert Moses

Ghulam

Paul Antrim
Paul Antrim

Mulvaney

Graham Acres
Graham Acres

Officer

Shakira Caine
Shakira Caine

Roxanne

Key Crew

Gladys Hill
Screenplay
John Huston
Director
John Foreman
Producer
John Huston
Screenplay