The Man Who Would Be King

Name: The Man Who Would Be King
Director: John Huston
Released: 1975-12-03

1975 · 2h 9m

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Directed by John Huston

Synopsis

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.

Awards

48th Academy Awards· 1976

Costume DesignEdith Head
Film EditingRussell Lloyd
Production DesignAlexandre Trauner, Tony Inglis: Peter James
Writing (Adapted)Gladys Hill The Story By Rudyard Kipling, John Huston

Details

Released: 3 December 1975
Runtime: 2h 9m
Director: John Huston
Writers: Gladys Hill, John Huston, Rudyard Kipling
Budget: $8,000,000
Box office: $12,678
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: Arabic, English, Urdu
Production: Persky-Bright Productions, Devon/Persky-Bright, Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Sean Connery
Michael Caine
Christopher Plummer
Saeed Jaffrey
Doghmi Larbi
Jack May
KKarroom Ben Bouih
MMohammad Shamsi
Albert Moses
PPaul Antrim