The Man Who Would Be King
Rudyard Kipling's epic of splendor, spectacle and high adventure at the top of a legendary world.
1975 • PG • 2h 9m
7.5/10
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Overview
A robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as "godlike" rul A robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as "godlike" rulers, meeting a tragic end through their desire for a native girl. Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling.
7.5/10
(622 users) Cast / Crew 
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) Gladys Hill Screenplay George Frost Makeup Artist 
Maurice Jarre Original Music Composer 
John Huston Screenplay Alexandre Trauner Production Design John Foreman Producer Boaty Boatwright Casting John Huston Director 
Oswald Morris Director of Photography Russell Lloyd Editor Tony Inglis Art Direction Richard Parker Special Effects 
Edith Head Wardrobe Designer William Hill Associate Producer 
Peter Robb-King Makeup Artist
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) Gladys Hill Screenplay George Frost Makeup Artist Maurice Jarre Original Music Composer John Huston Screenplay Alexandre Trauner Production Design John Foreman Producer Boaty Boatwright Casting John Huston Director Oswald Morris Director of Photography Russell Lloyd Editor Tony Inglis Art Direction Richard Parker Special Effects Edith Head Wardrobe Designer William Hill Associate Producer Peter Robb-King Makeup Artist 
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