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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).
"The Man Who Would Be King" (1888) is a story by Rudyard Kipling about two British adventurers in British India who become kings of Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan. The story was first published in The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Tales (1888); [1] it also appeared in Wee Willie Winkie and Other Child Stories (1895) and numerous later editions of that collection.
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.
The Man Who Would Be King Summary & Analysis. The narrator, a newspaper correspondent, is traveling by train from Mhow to Ajmir. He is in intermediate class, which is “very awful indeed”—the passengers are “either Intermediate, which is Eurasian, or native, which for a long night journey is nasty, or Loafer, which is amusing though ...
Sep 26, 2016 · Starring: Sean Connery, Michael Caine and Christopher PlummerThe Man Who Would Be King (1975) Official Trailer - Sean Connery MovieTwo British soldiers in In...
Synopsis. Lahore, British India, 1885. While working late one night as a correspondent at the offices of the Northern Star newspaper in India, Rudyard Kipling (Christopher Plummer) is approached by a ragged, seemingly crazed derelict, who reveals himself to be his old acquaintance Peachy Carnehan (Michael Caine).
Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/24 Full Review Rami A The Man Who Would Be King is not only an action, adventure film, but a fun film. It's one of the few films from the 70s ...
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