" The Man Who Would Be King" is about two ambitious ex-soldiers stationed in India who set out to become the rulers of an entire country. After finishing their tour of duty in India, Daniel Dravot and Peachy Carnehan have decided that India is "too small for the likes of them," so they decide to bribe a local ruler and extort money from him, in order to buy twenty Martini rifles, which they will use to take over villages in Kafristan. They face many challenges and perils along the way, including difficult terrain, hostile natives, freezing temperatures, and an avalanche high in the mountains.... They eventually come to a small village, Urheb, where they meet Ootah and Billy Fish, an Indian who speaks English; he then becomes their translator. They then train the natives of this village to use the rifles, and soon conquer village after village. During a battle, Daniel is struck by an arrow that seemingly sticks out of his chest. The ignorant natives believe that he must be a God for not having died, and fall down and begin worshiping him. Daniel and Peachy decide that it would be easier for a "God " to take over the country, so they pretend that Daniel is a god, the son of Alexander the Great who has returned after 2200 years to again rule Kafristan. The entire country celebrated the return of their new ruler, the Son of Segunda ("Alexander"). As a token of their admiration, the holiest of holy men gives Daniel all of the gold and riches left by Alexander in 328 B.C. It is enough to make them the richest men in the world . . . All goes well until Daniel's ego and greed gets the best of him. He asks Peachy to bow when he walks in front of him. He later tells Peachy that he has decided to stay, and now believes that he is the son of Alexander ( 'in spirit, anyways"), and that to fulfill his destiny, he will marry Roxanne, like his "father" Alexander did before him. The Kafiri's believe that a mortal cannot marry a God, but Daniel goes ahead anyway. Peachy was set to leave with his share of the treasure, but Daniel convinced him to stay " for old time's sake" for the wedding. At the ceremony, Roxanne, believing that she would soon die, bites Daniel, drawing blood. The entire crowd realizes that since Danny is bleeding, that he is a man, not a God, and that he has been deceiving them the entire time. Peachy grabs Daniel and they run off with their twenty soldiers, shooting at the crowd of monks who set out to kill them. They are eventually captured, and Daniel is forced to walk out on a rope bridge. The monks cut the ropes, and Daniel bravely falls to his death. Peachy is later crucified; when they come to see him the next day, he is still alive, and they say that it is a miracle that he lived and they cut him down. He eventually climbs down into the valley and retrieves Danny's head, still wearing the crown. He brings it back to Rudyard Kipling, a writer for the Northern Star, as proof that Daniel accomplished his goal, and became the King of KafristanRead moreLess
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A thrilling Victorian adventure with superb performances by the two leads (Caine and Connery) - possibly their best. Any fan of the Flashman books will love this film. And if you do love this film and haven't read Flashman - I strongly urge you to!
It is also a good representation of the times of Empire, and the attitudes of societies prevailing at the time.
One for the history buff as well as for fans of boy's own adventure!
Man Who Would Be King, The Connery and Caine combine in this cautionary tale about two soldier-adventurers who head for Kafiristan to make their fortunes - and are raised to kingship by the fierce tribes that live there
Kipling's short story, a parable against get-rich-quick colonialism, was turned by Huston into an imperial adventure yarn, a throwback to films like Gunga Din (1939), but with undertones of his earlier cautionary tale warning against greed and vaulting ambition, The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre.
Connery and Caine (Huston, who had wanted to make this film since the 1940s) originally wanted Gable and Bogart some years before) work well together as two ex-sol...
Man Who Would Be King, The
"...Wide-screen action and adventure don't get much more satisfying than this..."
Man Who Would Be King, The
After an ingratiating start this ambitious fable becomes more predictable, and comedy gives way to unpleasantness. Despite its sporadic high quality, one does not remember it with enthusiasm.
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somebody here at two-movies recommended it to me, told me it was a great movie. he was right all the way, i thought he was bullshiting at first, but turned out to be a clean good movie. 3 of 4 stars very good.
