The Man Who Would Be King
1975 film by John Huston
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Summary
The Man Who Would Be King is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,306 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: John Huston[3]
- Screenwriter: John Huston[4], Gladys Hill[5]
- Composer: Maurice Jarre[6]
- Genre: adventure film[7], drama film[8], film based on literature[9]
- Based on: The Man Who Would Be King[10]
- Cast member: Michael Caine[11], Christopher Plummer[12], Saeed Jaffrey[13], Larbi Doghmi[14], Shakira Caine[15], Jack May[16], Sean Connery[17], Albert Moses[18], Mohammad Shamsi[19], Paul Antrim[20]
- Producer: John Foreman[21]
- Production company: Columbia Pictures[22]
- Director of photography: Oswald Morris[23]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[24]
- Review score: 8.5/10[25], 97%[26], 91/100[27], 7.7/10[28]
- Color: color[29]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[30], United States[31], Australia[32]
- Publication date: November 27, 1975[33], December 16, 1975[34], December 19, 1975[35], February 28, 1976[36], March 5, 1976[37], March 12, 1976[38], March 17, 1976[39], April 1, 1976[40], April 9, 1976[41], April 21, 1976[42], June 12, 1976[43], July 5, 1976[44], August 5, 1976[45], October 26, 1976[46]
- Characters: Daniel Dravot[47]
- Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[48]
- Narrative location: Afghanistan[49]
- Film editor: Russell Lloyd[50]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Film Editing[51], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[52], Academy Award for Best Costume Design[53], Academy Award for Best Production Design[54], Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score[55]
- Title: The Man Who Would Be King[56]
- MPA film rating: PG[57]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[58]
- Duration: 129 minutes[59], 175 minutes[60]
- Capital cost: 8,500,000 US dollars[61]
- Box office: 11,000,000 US dollars[62]
Why It Matters
The Man Who Would Be King has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]