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. The film follows two rogue ex-soldiers, former non-commissioned officers in the British Army, who set off from late 19th century British India in search of adventure and end up in faraway Kafiristan, where one is taken for a god and made their king.
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Directed by John Huston
Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama, War |
Release Date - Dec 17, 1975 |
Run Time - 129 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$8,000,000
Box Office
$12,678
Tags
19th Century, Battle, British, British Empire, British Raj, Cult, Danny Dravot, Film Based On Literature, Gold, Journalist, Kafiristan, King, Man, Soldier, Treasure
Attributes
Based On: The Man Who Would Be King
Narrative Location: Afghanistan
Narrative Location: Afghanistan
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Alternate Titles
Aki király akart lenni
HU
Äventyrets män
FI
Człowiek, który chciał być królem
PL
De man die koning wou zijn
BE
Der Mann, der König sein wollte
DE
El hombre que pudo reinar
ES
El hombre que sería Rey
AR, UY
El hombre que sería rey
MX, PE, VE
Ha-Ish sh'Ratza Lehiyot Meleh
IL
L'homme qui voulut être roi
CA, FR
L'uomo che volle farsi re
IT
Manden der ville være konge
DK
Mannen som ville bli konge
NO
Mannen som ville bli kung
FI, SE
Muž, který chtěl být králem
CZ
O anthropos pou tha ginotan vasilias
GR
O Homem Que Queria Ser Rei
BR, PT
Ô ni narô to shita otoko
JP
Omul care voia sa fie rege
RO
Rudyard Kipling's The Man Who Would Be King
GB, US
Seikkailujen sankarit
FI
The Man Who Would Be King
AU, CA, IN, NZ, SG, ZA, GB, US
Valge kuningas
EE
Žmogus, norėjęs tapti karaliumi
LT
Ο άνθρωπος που θα γινόταν βασιλιάς
GR
Ο άνθρωπος που θα γινόταν βασιλιάς του Ράντγιαρντ Κίπλινγκ
GR
Людина, що хотіла стати королем
UA
Мъжът, който искаше да бъде крал
BG
Человек, который хотел быть королем
RU
Човек који је хтео да буде краљ
RS
Човекът, който искаше да бъде крал
BG
大戰巴墟卡
TW
王になろうとした男
JP
왕이 되려던 사나이
KR