The Man Who Would Be King
The Man Who Would Be King is based Rudyard Kipling's classic tale of ambition, the quest for power and the detrimental effects thereof.
Fast Facts
- Also known as: Rudyard Kipling's The Man Who Would Be King
- Release date: December 17, 1975
- Director: John Huston
- Screenwriters: John Huston and Gladys Hill
- Based on The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling
- Producer: John Foreman
- Distributor: Allied Artists Pictures Corporation/Columbia Pictures
- Awards: Nominated for 4 Academy Awards (1976)
- Run time: 129 minutes
Plot Summary
Sean Connery and Michael Caine star as two former British soldiers who leave India to seek fame, fortune and power in the untouched reaches of Afghanistan.
Cast
- Sean Connery: Daniel Dravot
- Michael Caine: Peachy Carnehan
- Christopher Plummer: Rudyard Kipling
- Saeed Jaffrey: Billy Fish
- Doghmi Larbi: Ootah
- Karroom Ben Bouih: Kafu Selim
- Mohammad Shamsi: Babu
- Albert Moses: Ghulam
- Paul Antrim: Mulvaney
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