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