Watch The Man Who Would Be King (1975) Official Trailer
Adventure in all its glory!
7.5 / 10 IMDb December 3, 1975 2h 9m
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.
Director
Runtime
2h 9m
Release Date
December 3, 1975
Genre
Adventure, Drama
Status
Released
Budget
$8,000,000
Revenue
$12,678
Languages
Arabic, English, Urdu
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Producers
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Cast
Sean Connery
as Daniel Dravot
Michael Caine
as Peachy Carnehan
Christopher Plummer
as Rudyard Kipling
Saeed Jaffrey
as Billy Fish
Doghmi Larbi
as Ootah
Jack May
as District Commissioner
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Karroom Ben Bouih
as Kafu Selim
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Mohammad Shamsi
as Babu
Albert Moses
as Ghulam
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Paul Antrim
as Mulvaney
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Graham Acres
as Officer
Shakira Caine
as Roxanne
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Nadia Atbib
as Dancer (uncredited)
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Yvonne Ocampo
as Dancer (uncredited)
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Gurmuks Singh
as Sikh Soldier (uncredited)
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Kimat Singh
as Sikh Soldier (uncredited)
Production Companies
Persky-Bright Productions
Devon/Persky-Bright
Columbia PicturesThe Man Who Would Be King Official Trailer 1975
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