The Man Who Would Be King

Rudyard Kipling's epic of splendor, spectacle and high adventure at the top of a legendary world.

129 mins
A robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as "godlike" rulers, meeting a tragic end through their desire for a native girl. Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling.

Sean Connery

Daniel Dravot

Michael Caine

Peachy Carnehan

Christopher Plummer

Rudyard Kipling

Saeed Jaffrey

Billy Fish

Jack May

District Commissioner

Paul Antrim

Mulvaney

Nadia Atbib

Dancer (uncredited)

Yvonne Ocampo

Dancer (uncredited)

John Huston

Director

John Huston

Screenplay

Gladys Hill

Screenplay

John Foreman

Producer

Maurice Jarre

Original Music Composer

Oswald Morris

Director of Photography

Alexandre Trauner

Production Design

Tony Inglis

Art Direction

George Frost

Makeup Artist

Richard Parker

Special Effects

William Hill

Associate Producer

Edith Head

Wardrobe Designer

Pat McDermott

Hairdresser

Peter Robb-King

Makeup Artist

Peter James

Set Dresser

Ron Quelch

Production Assistant

Michael D. Moore

Second Unit Director

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