The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

• Year: 1975
• Released: 19 Dec 1975
• Country: United Kingdom, United States
• Adwords: Nominated for 4 Oscars. 9 nominations total
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073341/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_man_who_would_be_king
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-man-who-would-be-king
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English, Arabic, Urdu
• MPA Rating: PG
• Genre: Adventure, History, War
• Runtime: 129 min
• Writer: John Huston, Gladys Hill, Rudyard Kipling
• Director: John Huston
• Cast: Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer
• Keywords: 19th century, robbery, friends, soldier, journalist,

	7.8/10
	91/100

The Man Who Would Be King Storyline

This movie is about two ambitious ex-soldiers stationed in India who set out to become the rulers of an entire country. After finishing their tour of duty in India, Daniel Dravot and Peachy Carnehan have decided that India is “too small for the likes of them”, so they decide to bribe a local ruler and extort money from him, in order to buy twenty Martini rifles, which they will use to take over villages in Kafristan. They face many challenges and perils along the way, including difficult terrain, hostile natives, freezing temperatures, and an avalanche high in the mountains. They eventually come to a small village, Urheb, where they meet Ootah and Billy Fish, an Indian who speaks English. He then becomes their translator. They then train the natives of this village to use the rifles, and soon conquer village after village. During a battle, Daniel is struck by an arrow that seemingly sticks out of his chest. The ignorant natives believe that he must be a God for not having died, and fall down and begin worshipping him. Daniel and Peachy decide that it would be easier for a “God ” to take over the country, so they pretend that Daniel is a god, the son of Alexander the Great who has returned after two thousand two hundred years to again rule Kafristan. The entire country celebrated the return of their new ruler, the Son of Segunda (Alexander). As a token of their admiration, the holiest of holy men gives Daniel all of the gold and riches left by Alexander in 328 B.C. It is enough to make them the richest men in the world. All goes well until Daniel’s ego and greed gets the best of him. He asks Peachy to bow when he walks in front of him. He later tells Peachy that he has decided to stay, and now believes that he is the son of Alexander (“in spirit, anyways”), and that to fulfill his destiny, he will marry Roxanne, like his “father” Alexander did before him. The Kafiri’s believe that a mortal cannot marry a God, but Daniel goes ahead anyway. Peachy was set to leave with his share of the treasure, but Daniel convinced him to stay “for old time’s sake” for the wedding. At the ceremony, Roxanne, believing that she would soon die, bites Daniel, drawing blood. The entire crowd realizes that since Danny is bleeding, that he is a man, not a God, and that he has been deceiving them the entire time. Peachy grabs Daniel and they run off with their twenty soldiers, shooting at the crowd of monks who set out to kill them. They are eventually captured, and Daniel is forced to walk out on a rope bridge. The monks cut the ropes, and Daniel bravely falls to his death. Peachy is later crucified. When they come to see him the next day, he is still alive, and they say that it is a miracle that he lived, and they cut him down. He eventually climbs down into the valley and retrieves Danny’s head, still wearing the crown. He brings it back to Rudyard Kipling, a writer for the Northern Star, as proof that Daniel accomplished his goal, and became the King of Kafristan. Themes developed in the story: 1. ambition 2. friendship 3. taking risks 4. perseverance (not giving up) 5. power 6. honor and dignity.

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Wonderful adventure film with breathtaking outdoors , unforgettable dialogs and sensational performances

Ruyard Kipling’s epic of splendor , spectacle and high adventure at the top of a legendary world. It begins with some words which Rudyard Kipling pens in the opening scene are the opening lines to an actual Kipling poem, “The Ballad of Boh da Thone” that contains several elements which feature in the movie . The flick tells the tale of Daniel Dravot (Sean Connery’s favorite film character , though John Huston also considered Richard Burton) and Peachy Carnahan (Michael Caine , though also was deemed Peter O’Toole) , two ex-soldiers in India when it was under British rule. Kipling (Christopher Plummer would have been dismissed early on by the producers but for Sean Connery’s insistence that Plummer stay) who is seen as an important role that was there at the beginning and the ending , he advised about a dangerous journey . They decide to resign from the Army and set themselves up as deities in Kafiristan , a land where no white man has set foot since Alexander . There Daniel becomes a king and attempts to marry a princess (Shakira Caine, this is the only feature film to co-star Michael Caine and wife) under High Priest Kafu Selim (Karroom Ben Bouih was 103 years old when he made his first and only film appearance , when he saw some of the footage he declared that now he would live on forever.

Long live and spectacular adventure with an extraordinary duo , Connery and Caine , they form the best pair of all time . A glorious tale with two heroes who head off to Kafiristan in order to become Kings in their own right . John Huston tried to launch the film version of “The Man Who Would Be King” many times before completing it . It was originally conceived as a vehicle for Clark Gable and Humphrey Bogart in the fifties, and later as a vehicle for Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas. When it was considered as a vehicle for Robert Redford and Paul Newman, Newman suggested Sean Connery and Michael Caine . Colorful and evocative cinematography by Oswald Morris filmed in Pinewood studios with magnificent production design by Alexandre Trauner and shot on location Glen Canyon, Utah, USA , Grande Montée, Mont-Blanc, Chamonix , France ,Atlas Mountains, Morocco and at the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, just north of the southern Moroccan city of Ouarzazate ; this site was used in Gladiator as the North-African arena where Maximus first fights. Ouarzazate is known as “Morocco’s Hollywood” since many international productions – such as Kingdom of Heaven and The Hills Have Eyes – were shot in the area. Imaginative as well as sensitive musical score composed and conducted by Maurice Jarre .

The motion picture well produced by John Foreman was stunningly by the great John Huston at his best . The picture was made in a good time of the 70s and 80s when Huston resurged as a director of quality films with Fat City, (1972), The man who would be king (1975) and Wise blood (1979). He ended his career on a high note with Under volcano (1984), the afore-mentioned Honor of Prizzi (1985) and Dublineses (1987). Rating : Above average , this is one of John Huston’s best films , a model of his kind , definitely a must see if you are aficionado to adventure film . Huston broke a new ground with this landmark movie , providing classic scenes and unforgettable dialogs .

Superb cinematography… Sweeping score… Great acting…

‘The Man Who Would Be King’ takes us back to Queen Victoria’s India and the ambitions of two former sergeants in Her Majesty’s army to set up their own empire… The story begins as a crippled old beggar gets into Kipling’s editorial office at the Northern Star in Lahore late one night and unfolds an incredible story…

The pitiful beggar is actually Peachy Carnehan (Michael Caine), or rather, what is left of Peachy, now so disfigured and a little insane…

Rudyard Kipling (Christopher Plummer), after the shock of recognition, recalls their first meeting, when Peachy stole his watch several years earlier on a crowded train station… He introduces his friend Daniel Dravot (Sean Connery) to him and explains their plans to conquer the primitive areas of northern India and set themselves up as rulers…

Later, the two likable Army buddies tell Kipling something of themselves: “The less said about our professions, the better, for we have been most things in our time. We have been all over India. We know her cities and her jungles, her palaces and her jails.” To which Peachy adds: “Therefore we’re going away to another place where a man isn’t crowded and can come into his own. We’re not little men and there’s nothing we’re afraid of.”

‘The Man Who Would Be King’ is an ambitious fable, with superb cinematography, a sweeping score, an Oscar-nominated script and great acting…

Caine’s wife, Shakira, makes her screen debut, playing a beautiful maiden who turns the head of Connery…

A rousing adventure tale

This is a cool movie. The film begins with a filthy and decrepit beggar stopping Rudyard Kipling and telling him his true tale of adventure. He (Michael Caine) and his buddy (Sean Connery) were soldiers in the British army but got badly separated from the rest of the troops. They wandered and wandered until they came upon an odd civilization that had never been exposed to the outside world. The two men’s oddly colored skin and dress frightened the people and it looked like the two might be killed. However, Connery is able to convince them that he is a god and the people actually believe him! And, as a god, he is able to rule over the people and have his pick of any woman he wants. Suddenly, life is very good for the two men.

However, I said that Caine was reduced to looking like a decrepit beggar. How this all came about and what happened in this magical land is just something you’ll have to discover for yourself.

The film has wonderful acting from the two leads, as well as terrific writing and locations. They just don’t make adventure movies like this any more and that’s a real shame!