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The Man Who Would Be King

1975·2h 9m·PG
DramaAdventureWar
IMDb Rating
★ 7.7/10
55,565 votes
Metascore
91
Metacritic

In 1880s India, two former British soldiers decide to set themselves up as Kings in Kafiristan, a land where no white man has set foot since Alexander the Great.

The Man Who Would Be King is a 1975 drama adventure movie directed by John Huston, starring Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Christopher Plummer. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.7/10 from 55,565 votes and runs 2h 9m.

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Director
John Huston
Stars
Michael Caine
Sean Connery
Christopher Plummer
Saeed Jaffrey
Details
1975-12-19
129 min
Movie
PG
★ United Kingdom, United States
★ English, Arabic, Urdu
Keywords
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