Two English military officers stationed in India are tired of life as soldiers, and 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. Set in the 1880s.
Based on a Rudyard Kipling story and packed with spectacle, humor, excitement and bold twists of fate, John Huston’s film of “The Man Who Would Be King” earns its crown as “An epic like no other. One of the screen’s great adventure yarns.” (Danny Peary, Guide for the Film Fanatic). Sean Connery and Michael Caine – chins out, shoulders squared and with a sly wink – star as British sergeants Danny Dravot and Peachy Carnehan. The Empire was built by men like these two. Now they’re out to build their own empire, venturing into remote Kafiristan to become rich as kings.
Starring Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey, Doghmi Larbi.
Rated PG