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.
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06/17/09
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... [More]
Starring: Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey
Director: John Huston
Reviews for The Man Who Would Be King
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10/22/08
Top CriticNo review available.
02/18/07
Top notch Kipling tale with Huston at helm supported by great Connery and Caine performances.
10/19/06
A must for every 10-year-old boy.
09/24/06
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06/24/06
They don't make adventure movies like this anymore. Connery and Caine have rarely been better.
08/29/05
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07/17/05
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05/09/05
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10/23/04
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04/09/04
A robust and rousing screen version of one of the greatest adventure stories ever written
01/18/04
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05/24/03
Top CriticCaine and Connery are terrific in this rousing adaptation of the Kipling story.
04/09/03
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10/18/02
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10/10/02
No review available.
08/09/02
Entre uma batalha e uma avalanche, o roteiro procura arrancar boas risadas da platéia. E consegue.
05/30/02
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