The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:14
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 9 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Based on the classic story by Anglo-Indian novelist Rudyard Kipling, two British adventurers, former soldiers in Her Majesty's Service, give up the drudgery of eking out a living, legal and... Based on the classic story by Anglo-Indian novelist Rudyard Kipling, two British adventurers, former soldiers in Her Majesty's Service, give up the drudgery of eking out a living, legal and illegal, in poverty Raj-ruled India, and set out for the isolated, desolate land of Kafiristan to become heroes or, perhaps, even kings... [More]
Starring: Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey
Starring: Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey, Jack May, Doghmi Larbi, Shakira Caine, Paul Antrim
Director: John Huston
Director: John Huston
Story: Rudyard Kipling
Screenwriter: John Huston, Gladys Hill
Producer: John Foreman
Composer: Maurice Jarre
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The film is supposed to be fun -- despite its ending -- and even that is an interesting departure from the über-serious tone of most epics of the time. Full Review |
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Top notch Kipling tale with Huston at helm supported by great Connery and Caine performances.
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A must for every 10-year-old boy.
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They don't make adventure movies like this anymore. Connery and Caine have rarely been better.
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A robust and rousing screen version of one of the greatest adventure stories ever written Full Review |
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Caine and Connery are terrific in this rousing adaptation of the Kipling story.
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Entre uma batalha e uma avalanche, o roteiro procura arrancar boas risadas da platéia. E consegue. Full Review |
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November 11, 2005:
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