The Man Who Would Be King
“Adventure in all its glory!”
1975•PG•2h 9m•7.5•Released
AdventureDrama
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.
Director
John Huston
Writer
John Huston, Gladys Hill
Budget
$8M
Revenue
$0M
Languages
Arabic, English, Urdu
Studio
Persky-Bright Productions
Cast
Sean Connery
Daniel Dravot
Michael Caine
Peachy Carnehan
Christopher Plummer
Rudyard Kipling
Saeed Jaffrey
Billy Fish
Doghmi Larbi
Ootah
Jack May
District Commissioner
Karroom Ben Bouih
Kafu Selim
Mohammad Shamsi
Babu
Albert Moses
Ghulam
Paul Antrim
Mulvaney
Graham Acres
Officer
Shakira Caine
Roxanne
Nadia Atbib
Dancer (uncredited)
Yvonne Ocampo
Dancer (uncredited)
Gurmuks Singh
Sikh Soldier (uncredited)
Production
Company
Persky-Bright Productions
Company
Devon/Persky-Bright
Company
Columbia Pictures
Producer
John Foreman
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