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The Man Who Would Be King is a 1975 adventure film adapted from the 1888 Rudyard Kipling novella of the same name. It was adapted and directed by John Huston and starred Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Saeed Jaffrey and Christopher Plummer as Kipling (giving a name to the novella's anonymous narrator).
"The Man Who Would Be King" (1888) is a story by Rudyard Kipling about two British adventurers in British India who become kings of Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan. The story was first published in The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Tales (1888); [1] it also appeared in Wee Willie Winkie and Other Child Stories (1895) and ...
- Rudyard Rudyard Kipling
- 1888
Dec 19, 1975 · A classic adventure film based on Rudyard Kipling's short story, starring Sean Connery and Michael Caine as two former British soldiers who try to become kings in Kafiristan. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- 1975-12-19
A short story by Rudyard Kipling about two British loafers who try to conquer a remote kingdom in Afghanistan. The narrator, a newspaper correspondent, reveals their scheme and its consequences.
A short story of adventure and fantasy by the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Jungle Book. Two friends, Peachy Carnehan and Daniel Dravot, embark on a quest to conquer a remote kingdom in Central Asia, but their fate is sealed by their greed and hubris.
Sep 26, 2016 · Starring: Sean Connery, Michael Caine and Christopher Plummer The Man Who Would Be King (1975) Official Trailer - Sean Connery Movie Two British soldiers in India decide to resign from...
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John Huston's "The Man Who Would Be King" is swashbuckling adventure, pure and simple, from the hand of a master. It's unabashed and thrilling and fun.
