The Man Who Would Be King

Based On the book by Rudyard Kipling

The Man Who Would Be King is a 1975 epic historical adventure film directed by John Huston, adapted by Huston and Gladys Hill from Rudyard Kipling's 1888 novella. It stars Sean Connery and Michael Caine in the leading roles, two rogue ex-soldiers who set off from late-19th-century British India in search of adventure and end up in faraway Kafiristan, where one is taken for a god and made their king. The supporting cast includes Saeed Jaffrey, Shakira Caine and Christopher Plummer as Kipling (giving a name to the novella's anonymous narrator). An adaptation of Kipling's novella was a longtime passion project for director Huston, with development beginning in the late-1950s, and Clark Gable and Humphrey Bogart in mind for the leading roles.

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Release date:

November 27, 1975

Director:

John Huston

Cast:

Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey, Larbi Doghmi, Shakira Caine

Genre:

Adventure, Drama

Country:

United States, United Kingdom, Australia

Language:

English

Year page:

1975 in adaptations