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The Man Who Would Be King is a 1975 adventure film adapted from Rudyard Kipling's 1888 novella. It was adapted and directed by John Huston and starred Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Saeed Jaffrey and Christopher Plummer as Kipling (giving a name to the novella's anonymous narrator).
"The Man Who Would Be King" (1888) is a story by Rudyard Kipling about two British adventurers in British India who become kings of Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan.
The Man Who Would Be King: Directed by John Huston. With Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey. In 1880s India, two former British soldiers decide to set themselves up as Kings in Kafiristan, a land where no white man has set foot since Alexander the Great.
Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling, this adventure film follows the exploits of Peachy Carnehan (Michael Caine) and Danny Dravot (Sean Connery), English...
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The Man Who Would Be King. Action. 129 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 1975. Roger Ebert. January 1, 1975. 3 min read. John Huston’s “The Man Who Would Be King” is swashbuckling adventure, pure and simple, from the hand of a master. It’s unabashed and thrilling and fun.
Rudyard Kipling. Published by Brentano’s at 31 Union Square New York. THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING. “Brother to a Prince and fellow to a beggar if he be found worthy.” The Law, as quoted, lays down a fair conduct of life, and one not easy to follow.
Jul 19, 2012 · When Kipling makes his most damning remark in 'The White Man's Burden', that English culture has become parent to the Indian culture's 'half-devil, half-child', he is describing the eternal relationship between any government and people.
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.
Dec 17, 1975 · Author Rudyard Kipling (Christopher Plummer) tells this tale of two men in search of fame and fortune: Daniel Dravot (Sean Connery) and Peachy Carnehan (Michael Caine) set out on a quest that takes them on a series of adventures leading to the remote mountains of Afghanistan.
May 1, 2005 · "The Man Who Would Be King" by Rudyard Kipling is a short story written in the late 19th century, during the Victorian era. This narrative explores themes of ambition, colonialism, and the folly of human pride through the tale of two British adventurers seeking to become kings in a remote part of Afghanistan called Kafiristan.
