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A film adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's novella about two ex-soldiers who become kings in Kafiristan. Directed by John Huston and starring Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer and Saeed Jaffrey.
Learn about Rudyard Kipling's classic adventure story of two British adventurers who try to become kings of Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan. Discover the historical and literary sources, adaptations, and themes of this classic tale.
- Rudyard Rudyard Kipling
- 1888
The Man Who Would Be King: Directed by John Huston. With Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey. In 1880s India, two former British soldiers decide to set themselves up as Kings in Kafiristan, a land where no white man has set foot since Alexander the Great.
- (52K)
- Adventure, Drama, War
- John Huston
- 1975-12-19
Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling, this adventure film follows the exploits of Peachy Carnehan (Michael Caine) and Danny Dravot (Sean Connery), English...
- (35)
- John Huston
- PG
- Sean Connery
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.
A classic adventure film based on Rudyard Kipling's short story about two ex-soldiers who try to become kings in a remote Himalayan kingdom. They face many challenges, including hostile natives, avalanches, and their own greed and ambition.
The Man Who Would Be King. This full-length movie is available on YouTube. Academy Award-winners SEAN CONNERY ("Rising Sun," "The Hunt for Red October") and MICHAEL CAINE ("Hannah and...