|
Released
by Allied Artists |
|
Credits:
Director: John Huston
Producer: John Foreman
Screenplay: John Huston and Gladys Hill
Director of Photography: Oswald Morris
Editor: Russell Lloyd
Production Designer: Alexander Trauner
Music: Maurice Jarre
Running Time: 129 minutes |
|
Cast:
Daniel
Dravot: Sean Connery
Peachy Carnehan: Michael Caine
Rudyard
Kipling: Christopher Plummer
Billy Fish: Saeed Jaffrey
Kafu-Selim: Karroum Ben Bouih
Commissioner: Jack May
Ottah: Doghmi Larbi
Roxanne: Shakira Caine |
|
Genre:
Adventure |
|
Synopsis:
Two
British soldiers stationed in India (Daniel Dravot and
Peachy Carnahan) were two rogue adventurers, but were
expelled from the country due to their criminal activities.
Together they decide to travel to the remote city of
Kafiristan in the hills of eastern Afghanistan to set
themselves up as rulers. The two endure all the hardships of
mountain trekking and severe weather before reaching the
glorious valley and it’s remote city. They are greeted by
Billy Fish, a stranded Ghurka soldier who aids the two in
their venture to relieve the local priests of their treasure.
Daniel joins some renegades in an attack on the nearby city
of Sikandergul, and during the ensuing fighting is struck in
the chest by an arrow. The natives are amazed to see Daniel
pull the arrow from his chest without injury; they believe
him to be a god who cannot be killed by the weapons of mere
humans. Rather than immortality, the arrow had in reality
hit his Freemason pendant and failed to penetrate his flesh.
The Afghan natives though believe he is a god - the
incarnation of Alexander the Great, and Daniel attempts to
make then give up their riches to him. |
|
Release
Date (USA): 17
December 1975 |
|
Academy
Awards:
Nominated
for 4 Oscars (Best Art Direction/Set Decoration, Best costume design, Best film editing, Best
Writing Screenplay Adapted from other material) |
Budget: $8m |
Links: The
Internet Movie Database - The Man Who Would Be King Movies.com
- The Man Who Would Be King Rottentomatoes.com
- The Man Who Would Be King Hollywood.com
- The Man Who Would Be King
|
