The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
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.
Director:
John Huston
Writers:
Gladys Hill, John Huston.
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Sean Connery as Daniel Dravot |
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Michael Caine as Peachy Carnehan |
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Christopher Plummer as Rudyard Kipling |
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Saeed Jaffrey as Billy Fish |
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Doghmi Larbi as Ootah |
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Jack May as District Commissioner |
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Karroom Ben Bouih as Kafu Selim |
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Mohammad Shamsi as Babu |
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Albert Moses as Ghulam |
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Paul Antrim as Mulvaney |
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Graham Acres as Officer |
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Shakira Caine as Roxanne |
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Nadia Atbib as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Yvonne Ocampo as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Gurmuks Singh as Sikh Soldier (uncredited) |
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Kimat Singh as Sikh Soldier (uncredited) |
| Writing | Gladys Hill | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | George Frost | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Maurice Jarre | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | John Huston | Screenplay |
| Art | Alexandre Trauner | Production Design |
| Production | John Foreman | Producer |
| Production | Boaty Boatwright | Casting |
| Directing | John Huston | Director |
| Camera | Oswald Morris | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Russell Lloyd | Editor |
| Art | Tony Inglis | Art Direction |
| Crew | Richard Parker | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pat McDermott | Hairdresser |
| Art | Peter James | Set Dresser |
| Directing | Michael D. Moore | Second Unit Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Wardrobe Designer |
| Sound | Maurice Jarre | Conductor |
| Writing | Rudyard Kipling | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Robb-King | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Bert Batt | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Chris Carreras | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Mishka Cheyko | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Peter James | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Basil Fenton-Smith | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Leslie Hodgson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gordon K. McCallum | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Graham V. Hartstone | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Vernon Messenger | Foley Editor |
| Crew | Richard Parker | Special Effects |
| Crew | Jeff Clifford | Special Effects |
| Crew | Wally Veevers | Special Effects |
| Crew | M. James Arnett | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Tony Brubaker | Stunts |
| Crew | Jim Burk | Stunts |
| Crew | William H. Burton Sr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Joe Powell | Stunts |
| Crew | Bob Simmons | Stunts |
| Camera | Eric Van Haren Noman | Camera Operator |