The Man Who Would Be King

Two British ex-soldiers seek their fortunes in Kafiristan, are hailed as gods by natives after leading army against enemies, one becomes king and god, but is eventually discovered to be a mortal which leads to downfall, while the other returns to India as a beggar. The Man Who Would Be King is a 1975 English-language Adventure History motion picture featuring Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey, Shakira Caine, Doghmi Larbi and Kimat Singh. The movie is inspired from The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling. The Man Who Would Be King was Produced by John Foreman. The Man Who Would Be King is written by John Huston and Gladys Hill and it is directed by John Huston. Columbia Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. The Man Who Would Be King was released on 19th December 1975 and takes a screen time of 129 minutes. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released and became successful at box office. The Man Who Would Be King was made on a budget of $8 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $32 million. Cinematography was done by Oswald Morris and editing by Russell Lloyd. The music was composed by Maurice Jarre.