The Man Who Would Be King
3.8
(132)
Adventure
Drama
1975
129 min
PG
Tired of life as soldiers, Peachy Carnehan and Danny Dravot travel to the isolated land of Kafiristan, where they are ultimately embraced by the people and revered as rulers. After a series of misunderstandings, the natives come to believe that Dravot is a god, but he and Carnehan can't keep up their deception forever.
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"A fave! Watched it many times. Will again!"
Nikita
"It's the perfect tween aged boys pic.. but really the whole family starring 1975 young Sean Connery and Michael Cain a fabulous story by Rydyard Kipling about 2 British Deserters who fleeing from military service and responsibility of anykind are waylaid in their escape and stumble upon a mountain people and by incident and luck are mistaken to be gods and try to steal a vast fortune in gold.. a wo fearful timeless and almost forgotten film with the pairing of two top and outstanding actors of their time and a story with a moral good for all time well worth digging up and watching!"
Drew Fenwick
"Excellent take on the book by Rudyard Kipling. "
Damian Logan
"HBO Max 1/12"
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