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The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Director: John Huston
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Huston first mooted his Kipling adaptation in the '40s (for Gable and Bogart), but the wait proved more than worthwhile, with the imperialist parody of two conmen's rise to Kafiristan kingship gaining in resonance from its director's maturity. Connery and Caine (both excellent) become classic Huston overreachers, and echoes of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and Moby Dick permeate the mythic yarn. Almost too lively to be dubbed a meditation on power.Author: PT
Cast & crew
Director: John Huston
Producer: John Foreman
Cast: Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Saeed Jaffrey, Christopher Plummer, Karroum Ben Bouih, Jack May, Shakira Caine full cast
Genre(s): Period/Swashbucklers
Duration: 129 mins
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