Daniel Dravot
Search results
originalfilmart.com
- John Huston's "The Man Who Would Be King" is swashbuckling adventure, pure and simple, from the hand of a master. It's unabashed and thrilling and fun.
www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-man-who-would-be-king-1975
People also ask
Who starred in the man who would be king?
Is the man who would be king a good movie?
Is the man who would be king based on a true story?
Is John Huston's 'the man who would be king' a good movie?
Where can I watch the man who would be king?
What is a good movie based on Rudyard Kipling?
The Man Who Would Be King is a 1975 adventure film adapted from the 1888 Rudyard Kipling novella of the same name. It was adapted and directed by John Huston and starred Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Saeed Jaffrey and Christopher Plummer as Kipling (giving a name to the novella's anonymous narrator).
John Huston's "The Man Who Would Be King" is swashbuckling adventure, pure and simple, from the hand of a master. It's unabashed and thrilling and fun. The movie invites comparison with the great action films like "Gunga Din" and "Mutiny on the Bounty," and with Huston's own classic "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre": We get strong ...
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 military officers stationed in India.
- (35)
- John Huston
- PG
- Sean Connery
Dec 19, 1975 · 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
Aug 8, 2020 · John Huston’s The Man Who Would Be King, based on the Rudyard Kipling short story, is an exhilaratingly farfetched adventure fantasy about two roughneck con men, Danny and Peachy (Sean Connery and Michael Caine), in Victoria’s India, who decide to conquer a barbarous land for themselves.
Nov 3, 2020 · The Man Who Would Be King is the ultimate buddy movie. John Huston made it in 1975, and by the time he finally did, it had been on his to-do list for 20 years. That it was such a labour of love for him shows in every frame.
Two British former soldiers decide to set themselves up as Kings in Kafiristan, a land where no white man has set foot since Alexander the Great.
