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"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 ...
- Rudyard Rudyard Kipling
- 1888
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).
Dec 19, 1975 · A classic adventure film based on Rudyard Kipling's short story, starring Sean Connery and Michael Caine as two former British soldiers who try to become kings in Kafiristan. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Adventure, Drama, War
- John Huston
- 1975-12-19
A short story by Rudyard Kipling about two British loafers who try to conquer a remote kingdom in Afghanistan. The narrator, a newspaper correspondent, reveals their scheme and its consequences.
Sep 26, 2016 · Starring: Sean Connery, Michael Caine and Christopher Plummer The Man Who Would Be King (1975) Official Trailer - Sean Connery Movie Two British soldiers in India decide to resign from...
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- Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. 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 ...
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- Adventure, Action
- PG
The Man Who Would Be King, short story by Rudyard Kipling, first published in The Phantom Rickshaw, and Other Tales in 1888. The piece, which is narrated by a British journalist in India, is about a pair of comic adventurers who briefly establish themselves as godlike leaders of a native tribe in.
