The Man Who Would Be King

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1975-12-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

129 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (34023 Reviews)

Director:

John Huston

Genres:

Adventure

Cast:

Sean Connery Michael Caine Christopher Plummer Saeed Jaffrey

Writer:

John Huston (screenplay)

Gladys Hill (screenplay)

Rudyard Kipling (based on the story by)

Fullplot:

This adaptation of the famous short story by Rudyard Kipling tells the story of Daniel Dravot and Peachy Carnahan, two ex-soldiers in India when it was under British rule. They decide that the country is too small for them, so they head off to Kafiristan in order to become Kings in their own right. Kipling is seen as a character that was there at the beginning, and at the end of this glorious tale.

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