The Man Who Would Be King
John Huston, 1975
The Man Who Would Be King
Rudyard Kipling, 1888
The Man Who Would Be King is a movie directed by John Huston in 1975 and based on the book of the same name by Rudyard Kipling, first published in 1888. The movie features Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey, Doghmi Larbi, Shakira Caine, and others.
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Storyline
In 1885 in India, while working late at night in his newspaper office, the journalist Rudyard Kipling is approached by a ragged, seemingly crazed derelict who reveals himself to be Peachy Carnehan, an old acquaintance. Carnehan tells Kipling the story of how he and his comrade-in-arms Danny Dravot, ex-sergeants of the British Army who had become adventurers, travelled far beyond India into the remote land of Kafiristan.
Movie vs Book
Year
1975
Minutes
129
Movie Rate
7.80
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Man Who Would Be King
Director: John Huston
Country: UK
Year: 1975
Length: 2h9m
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Year
1888
Pages
269
Book Rate
7.44
S: Goodreads
Book
The Man Who Would Be King
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Country: UK
First published in: 1888
Length: 269 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“The biggest challenge of adapting the book was trying to make the inner lives of the characters legible through their outward actions.”
SALLY ROONEY (Writer)
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