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Cast

Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Daniel Dravot

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Peachy Carnehan

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Rudyard Kipling

Saeed Jaffrey

Saeed Jaffrey

Billy Fish

Doghmi Larbi

Doghmi Larbi

Ootah

Jack May

Jack May

District Commissioner

Karroom Ben Bouih

Karroom Ben Bouih

Kafu Selim

Mohammad Shamsi

Mohammad Shamsi

Babu

Albert Moses

Albert Moses

Ghulam

Paul Antrim

Paul Antrim

Mulvaney

Graham Acres

Graham Acres

Officer

Shakira Caine

Shakira Caine

Roxanne

Nadia Atbib

Nadia Atbib

Dancer (uncredited)

Yvonne Ocampo

Yvonne Ocampo

Dancer (uncredited)

Crew

John Huston

John Huston

Director

John Huston

John Huston

Screenplay

Gladys Hill

Gladys Hill

Screenplay

John Foreman

John Foreman

Producer

Maurice Jarre

Maurice Jarre

Original Music Composer

Oswald Morris

Oswald Morris

Director of Photography

Russell Lloyd

Russell Lloyd

Editor

Boaty Boatwright

Boaty Boatwright

Casting

Alexandre Trauner

Alexandre Trauner

Production Design

Tony Inglis

Tony Inglis

Art Direction

George Frost

George Frost

Makeup Artist

Richard Parker

Richard Parker

Special Effects

William Hill

William Hill

Associate Producer

Edith Head

Edith Head

Wardrobe Designer

Pat McDermott

Pat McDermott

Hairdresser

Peter Robb-King

Peter Robb-King

Makeup Artist

Peter James

Peter James

Set Dresser

Ron Quelch

Ron Quelch

Production Assistant

Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling

Book

Michael D. Moore

Michael D. Moore

Second Unit Director

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The Man Who Would Be King

19757.5 / 10129 min
Adventure, Drama

Overview

Rudyard Kipling's epic of splendor, spectacle and high adventure at the top of a legendary world.

A robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as "godlike" rulers, meeting a tragic end through their desire for a native girl. Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling.