The Man Who Would Be King
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Time Out says
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
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UK release:
1975
Duration:
129 mins
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Cast:
Karroum Ben Bouih, Saeed Jaffrey, Michael Caine, Jack May, Sean Connery, Christopher Plummer, Shakira Caine
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