The Man Who Would Be King
1975 · 2h 9m · Adventure, Drama · United Kingdom, United States of America · Rated PG (US)
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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.
Directed by
John HustonStory by
Rudyard Kipling7.3Smart score
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19th centurybased on short storybattlebritish armybritish empirebritish rajcheatingcon mancoronationfreemasonfriendsgoldjournalistkingrobberyrulersoldiertreasure
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