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King of the Khyber Rifles is a 1953 adventure film directed by Henry King and starring Tyrone Power and Terry Moore. The film shares its title but little else with the novel King of the Khyber Rifles (1916) by Talbot Mundy. This novel was also the basis for John Ford 's The Black Watch (1929).
A 1953 adventure drama about a half-caste British officer in 19th-century India who fights prejudice and rebellion. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Adventure, Drama, History
- Henry King
- 1954-03-19
Publication date. 1916. Media type. Print (hardback and paperback) Khyber Rifles. Watercolour by Maj AC Lovett, 1910. King of the Khyber Rifles is a novel by British writer Talbot Mundy. Captain Athelstan King is a secret agent for the British Raj at the beginning of the First World War.
- Talbot Mundy
- 1916
Alan King (Tyrone Power) is a British army captain serving in India. When by chance his fellow soldiers learn that he's a half-caste born not far from where they're serving, they discriminate ...
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- Henry King
- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Tyrone Power
Film Details. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A half-Indian, half-British soldier is given command of a native fighting unit by the ruling British to squelch the uprisings of a rebellious guerilla group. Cast & Crew. Read More. Henry King. Director. Tyrone Power. Capt. Alan King. Terry Moore. Susan Maitland. Michael Rennie. Brig. Gen. Jonathan Maitland.
Summaries. A half-caste British officer in 19th-century India battles the prejudices of both his Army colleagues and the local populace while trying to help put down a rebellion led by a greedy local ruler.
