The Man Who Would Be King

Where to Watch The Man Who Would Be King (1975) (Legally)

Adventure in all its glory!
Dec 3, 1975 GB 129 min PG
7.5 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
708 votes
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What to expect (spoiler-free)

Planning a movie night? This is a spoiler-free snapshot of “ (1975).

It sits in the Adventure, Drama space and is paced for about 129 minutes.

Audience signals on TMDB currently show an average rating of 7.5/10 from about 708 votes.

The listed certification for some regions is “ (ratings vary by country).

Topics & keywords

journalist, gold, treasure, robbery, cheating, coronation, freemason, con man, british army, british empire, friends, soldier

Official trailer

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Plot

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.

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Main cast

Sean Connery
as Daniel Dravot
Michael Caine
as Peachy Carnehan
Christopher Plummer
as Rudyard Kipling
Saeed Jaffrey
as Billy Fish
Jack May
as District Commissioner
Karroom Ben Bouih
as Kafu Selim
Albert Moses
as Ghulam
Paul Antrim
as Mulvaney