Page

The Man Who Would Be King

❚ We may earn commission from links on this page. Our editorial is always independent (learn more).

Watch trailer

01:05

The Man Who Would Be King

Save

Summary

Adventure based on a story by Rudyard Kipling, starring Sean Connery and Michael Caine. In 1880s India, two impoverished former British army soldiers make plans to travel to the remote wilderness of Kafiristan, where they intend to establish themselves as rulers. But their journey is fraught with difficulties.

Ad

Powered By

IMDB

Review

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Tom Hutchinson

This colourful movie version of Rudyard Kipling's right royal 19th-century adventure stars Sean Connery and Michael Caine as the veteran army squaddies who bamboozle a remote mountain tribe in Afghanistan into accepting Connery's regal credentials. Greed and circumstances topple the comic elements of the tale into a serious fable about the vanity of human endeavour and the folly of imperialism, in keeping with Kipling's original story and the philosophy of director John Huston's greatest movies. Huston matches character to action in masterly fashion, aided by the brief bonus of an aloof commentary on the situation by Christopher Plummer, as Kipling himself. This is packed with sly dialogue and memorable scenes, topped off by a stirring score from Maurice Jarre.

imdb-square

7.7/10

How to watch

Loading

Streaming

Credits

Cast

rolenameDaniel DravotSean ConneryPeachy CarnehanMichael CaineRudyard KiplingChristopher PlummerBilly FishSaeed JaffreyKafu-SelimKarroum Ben BouihDistrict commissionerJack MayOotahDoghmi LarbiRoxanneShakira CaineBabuMohammed ShamsiMulvaneyPaul Antrim

Show more

Crew

rolenameDirectorJohn Huston

Details

Released on

1975-12-19

Languages

English | Arabic | Urdu

Guidance

Some violence, swearing.

Available on

video and DVD

Formats

Colour

News & features about The Man Who Would Be King

Ad

Ad

Ad