The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

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1975 · PG · 2h 9m

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Also Known as: Rudyard Kipling's The Man Who Would Be King
Other grades: 78.5 (4 viewers)
19752h 9mPG
Countries:United Kingdom United States
Languages:AR EN UR
Keywords: 1800s19th centuryAbstinenceAbyssAction heroAdventureAdventure heroAdventurerAfghanistanAmbitionShow moreAmbitious manApologyArrowAuthor as characterAvalancheBanditBare buttBased on novelBased on novel or bookBased on short storyBased on storyBattleBattlefieldBeaten to deathBeheadingBlackmailBlindedBritish armyBritish empireBritish rajBritish soldierCamaraderieCarabineerCasbahCelibacyChanceCharacter repeating someone else's dialogueChasmCheatingClaim in titleColonyCombatCon manConquered landConquerorConquestCoronationCrownCrucifixionDeath of friendDeath of protagonistDeath of title characterDesertDestinyDishonestyDivine interventionEnglishEpicEx soldierExecutionFallFateFather son relationshipFemale nudityFictional warFireFollowing a dreamFoot chaseForgivenessFreemasonFriendsFriendshipFriendship between menFriendship gone badGoldGrant forgivenessGreedGurkhaHeroHidden cityHidden truthHimalayasHinduHistorical fictionHole in handHoly cityHomelessnessHuman natureImperalismImperialismImpostorIndiaIndian empireIntermittent narrationJealousyJournalistKingKukri daggerLanguage barrierLife ambitionLife changingLife changing decisionLoss of friendLuckMain character diesMale bondingMale camaraderieMale nudityMan wears eyeglassesMarketMaskMasonicMedallionMercenaryMilitary trainingMiscegenationMoorish architectureMurderNaivetyNewspaperNewspaper editorNudityOlder man younger man relationshipOutsiderPickpocketPoloQuestRacial slurRailroadRailway stationRajRammed earthRear nudityRebelliousnessReference to alexander the greatReincarnationReparteeReporterRescueRevolutionaryRifleRiflemanRitualRobberyRope bridgeRulerSabreSatireScarfaceSelf discoverySergeantSevered headSexual abstinenceShot to deathSnowfallSocial commentarySoldierSoldiers of fortuneSpiritual journeyStandoffSuperstitionSwordSword fightTheftThrown from a trainTold in flashbackTragic heroTrainTravelTreasureTrialTribal warTroubled mindTwo man armyUncovering truthUndressingUndressing someoneUnhingedUnsubtitled foreign languageVisual metaphorVoice over narrationVow of celibacyWeddingWhistleblowerWorld heritage site
A robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as "godlike" rulers, meeting a tragic end through their desire for a native girl. Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling.
Allied Artists
Allied Artists
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Devon/Persky-Bright
Devon/Persky-Bright
Persky-Bright Productions
Persky-Bright Productions
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