The Man Who Would Be King
1975·Movie
·2h 9min·


About
Rudyard Kipling's epic of splendor, spectacle and high adventure at the top of a legendary world.
A robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as "godlike" rulers, meeting a tragic end through their desire for a native girl. Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling.
Kipling AdaptationColonial AdventureTragic HubrisSpectacular LandscapesPolitical IntrigueBromanceLost Civilization19th Century India
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Crew
Directed by:
John Huston, Michael D. Moore
Written by:
John Huston, Rudyard Kipling, Gladys Hill
Produced by:
Ron Quelch, John Foreman, Boaty Boatwright
Composed by:
Maurice Jarre
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