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… Read more
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The Man Who Would Be King
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Movie · Adventure · Drama · PG
1975 · 2h 9m · ★ 82% (85K)
Adventure in all its glory!
Director: John Huston
Starring: Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer
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
John Huston
Production
Persky-Bright Productions, Devon/Persky-Bright, Columbia Pictures
Cast
Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey, Doghmi Larbi, Jack May, Karroom Ben Bouih, Mohammad Shamsi, Albert Moses, Paul Antrim, Graham Acres, Shakira Caine, Nadia Atbib, Yvonne Ocampo, Gurmuks Singh, Kimat Singh