The Man Who Would Be King

Synopsis

Tired of life as soldiers, Peachy Carnehan and Danny Dravot travel to the isolated land of Kafiristan, where they are ultimately embraced by the people and revered as rulers. After a series of misunderstandings, the natives come to believe that Dravot is a god, but he and Carnehan can't keep up their deception forever.

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Cast

Sean Connery

Daniel Dravot

Michael Caine

Peachy Carnehan

Christopher Plummer

Rudyard Kipling

Saeed Jaffrey

Billy Fish

Doghmi Larbi

Ootah

Jack May

District Commissioner

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Karroom Ben Bouih

Kafu Selim

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Mohammad Shamsi

Babu

Albert Moses

Ghulam

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Paul Antrim

Mulvaney

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Graham Acres

Officer

Shakira Caine

Roxanne

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Nadia Atbib

Dancer (uncredited)

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Yvonne Ocampo

Dancer (uncredited)

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Gurmuks Singh

Sikh Soldier (uncredited)

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Kimat Singh

Sikh Soldier (uncredited)

Crew

Art

• Alexandre Trauner Production Design
• Tony Inglis Art Direction
• Peter James Set Dresser
• Peter James Set Dresser

Camera

• Oswald Morris Director of Photography
• Eric Van Haren Noman Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

• George Frost Makeup Artist
• Pat McDermott Hairdresser
• Edith Head Wardrobe Designer
• Peter Robb-King Makeup Artist

Crew

• Richard Parker Special Effects
• Richard Parker Special Effects
• Jeff Clifford Special Effects
• Wally Veevers Special Effects
• M. James Arnett Stunt Coordinator
• Tony Brubaker Stunts
• Jim Burk Stunts
• William H. Burton Sr. Stunts
• Joe Powell Stunts
• Bob Simmons Stunts

Directing

• John Huston Director
• Michael D. Moore Second Unit Director
• Bert Batt First Assistant Director
• Chris Carreras Second Assistant Director
• Mishka Cheyko Second Assistant Director

Editing

• Russell Lloyd Editor

Production

• John Foreman Producer
• Boaty Boatwright Casting

Sound

• Maurice Jarre Original Music Composer
• Maurice Jarre Conductor
• Basil Fenton-Smith Sound Recordist
• Leslie Hodgson Sound Editor
• Gordon K. McCallum Sound Recordist
• Graham V. Hartstone Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Vernon Messenger Foley Editor

Writing

• John Huston Screenplay
• Gladys Hill Screenplay
• Rudyard Kipling Story

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