Fresh
John Huston has been wanting to make this movie for more than 20 years. It was worth the wait.
Jay Cocks, TIME Magazine
The Man Who Would Be King
Adventure in all its glory!
1975 · 2h 9m · PG
Adventure, Drama
Directed by
John Huston
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The Man Who Would Be King
Overview
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 and cast
- John Huston Director
- 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
- Karroom Ben Bouih as Kafu Selim
- Mohammad Shamsi as Babu
- Albert Moses as Ghulam
- Paul Antrim as Mulvaney
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
97%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A too-broad comedy, mostly due to the poor performance of Michael Caine.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
Connery and Caine (both excellent) become classic Huston overreachers, and echoes of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and Moby Dick permeate the mythic yarn.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh
It's a tall tale, a legend, of steadfastness, courage, camaraderie, gallantry and greed, though not necessarily in that order.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh
It's been a long time since there's been an escapist entertainment quite this unabashed and thrilling and fun.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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