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The Man Who Would Be King

Adventure in all its glory!

7.5/10
1975·129m

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 · John HustonStatus · ReleasedBudget · 8.0MRevenue · 12.7KProduction · Persky-Bright Productions, Devon/Persky-Bright +1

Cast

Sean Connery image

Sean Connery

Daniel Dravot

Michael Caine image

Michael Caine

Peachy Carnehan

Christopher Plummer image

Christopher Plummer

Rudyard Kipling

Saeed Jaffrey image

Saeed Jaffrey

Billy Fish

Doghmi Larbi image

Doghmi Larbi

Ootah

Jack May image

Jack May

District Commissioner

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Karroom Ben Bouih

Kafu Selim

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Mohammad Shamsi

Babu

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Albert Moses

Ghulam

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Paul Antrim

Mulvaney

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Graham Acres

Officer

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Shakira Caine

Roxanne

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Nadia Atbib

Dancer (uncredited)

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Yvonne Ocampo

Dancer (uncredited)

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Gurmuks Singh

Sikh Soldier (uncredited)

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Kimat Singh

Sikh Soldier (uncredited)

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