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The Man Who Would Be King
1975
AdventureHistoryWar
Two British former soldiers decide to set themselves up as Kings in Kafiristan, a land where no white man has set foot since Alexander the Great.
IMDB 7.8
RT 97%
Metacritic 91
StarsSean ConneryMichael CaineChristopher PlummerSaeed Jaffrey
DirectorJohn Huston
WriterJohn Huston (screenplay)Gladys Hill (screenplay)Rudyard Kipling (based on the story by)
AwardsNominated for 4 Oscars
  • Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
    Alexandre Trauner, Tony Inglis, Peter James
  • Best Achievement in Costume Design
    Edith Head
  • Best Achievement in Film Editing
    Russell Lloyd
  • Best Adapted Screenplay
    John Huston, Gladys Hill
LanguageEnglishArabic
CountryUKUSA