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The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

2h 9m · 3 Dec 1975

Adventure in all its glory!

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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.

Movie ID6376
GenreAdventure, Drama
DirectorJohn Huston
Main castSean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey, Doghmi Larbi, Jack May, Karroom Ben Bouih, Mohammad Shamsi
Release date3 December 1975
Release year1975
LanguageArabic
Duration129 min (2h 9m)
Rating7.5 / 10 (TMDB)
Production housePersky-Bright Productions

Director: John Huston
Writers: Gladys Hill, John Huston, Rudyard Kipling

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Sean ConneryDaniel Dravot Michael CainePeachy Carnehan Christopher PlummerRudyard Kipling Saeed JaffreyBilly Fish Doghmi LarbiOotah Jack MayDistrict Commissioner
Karroom Ben BouihKafu Selim
Mohammad ShamsiBabu
Albert MosesGhulam
Paul AntrimMulvaney
Graham AcresOfficer
Shakira CaineRoxanne
Nadia AtbibDancer (uncredited)
Yvonne OcampoDancer (uncredited)
Gurmuks SinghSikh Soldier (uncredited)
Kimat SinghSikh Soldier (uncredited)

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