The Man Who Would Be King 1975

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.

On location

Set in

The cast

Sean Connery Daniel Dravot

Michael Caine Peachy Carnehan

Christopher Plummer Rudyard Kipling

Saeed Jaffrey Billy Fish

Doghmi Larbi Ootah

Jack May District Commissioner

K

Karroom Ben Bouih Kafu Selim

M

Mohammad Shamsi Babu

Albert Moses Ghulam

P

Paul Antrim Mulvaney

G

Graham Acres Officer

Shakira Caine Roxanne

N

Nadia Atbib Dancer (uncredited)

Y

Yvonne Ocampo Dancer (uncredited)

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