The Man Who Would Be King Movie Review 1975

A grand, old-fashioned adventure based on the classic story by Rudyard Kipling about two mercenary soldiers who travel from India to Kafiristan in order to conquer it and set themselves up as kings. Splendid characterizations by Connery and Caine, and Huston's royal directorial treatment provides it with adventure, majestic sweep, and well-developed characters.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 129 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Royalty, Big Battles, India, Buddies, Price of Fame, Books to Film: Rudyard Kipling, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Gladys Hill, John Huston

Cast

Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey, Shakira Caine

Cinematography

Oswald Morris

Director

John Huston

Music

Maurice Jarre

Producer

Lorimar