The Man Who Would Be King

2h 9min

Adventure

Drama

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.

Production Companies

Persky-Bright Productions

Allied Artists

Columbia Pictures

Devon/Persky-Bright

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
Jack May

Jack May

District Commissioner
Paul Antrim

Paul Antrim

Mulvaney
Nadia Atbib

Nadia Atbib

Dancer (uncredited)
Yvonne Ocampo

Yvonne Ocampo

Dancer (uncredited)
Gurmuks Singh

Gurmuks Singh

Sikh Soldier (uncredited)
Kimat Singh

Kimat Singh

Sikh Soldier (uncredited)

Release date

3rd Dec 1975

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, العربية, اردو