Man Who Would Be King with Sean Connery: DVD Cover
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Man Who Would Be King Director: John Huston Cast: Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey

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  • DVD Release Date: 11/19/1997
  • Original Release: 1975
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Sales Rank: 2,469

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Interactive menus; Production notes; Scene access; Eight theatrical trailers; Documentary: "Call It Magic: The Making of The Man Who Would Be King"; Subtitles: English, Français, Español

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1. The marketplace. [2:09]
2. Credits. [1:07]
3. Kipling's visitor. [2:54]
4. A pocketed watch. [2:39]
5. Man with a melon. [1:40]
6. Brother Masons. [3:14]
7. Putting the screw on. [5:39]
8. Pair of lunatics. [6:07]
9. Matinee performance. [3:42]
10. Antics to amuse. [2:09]
11. The frontier; mule-wrangling. [4:47]
12. Guardians in the snow. [3:37]
13. Avalanche. [3:24]
14. Plundering the plunderers. [2:07]
15. Billy Fish and Ootah. [7:21]
16. Different countries, different customs. [3:29]
17. In training. [4:14]
18. Holy interruption. [2:44]
19. Luck of the arrow. [3:22]
20. Taking charge. [2:18]
21. Son of a god. [4:13]
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1. On the march. [2:58]
2. Roxanne. [2:09]
3. Something a god can't afford. [3:46]
4. Marked man. [5:54]
5. The investiture. [2:29]
6. Treasure for Alexander's son. [4:39]
7. Seat of justice. [4:03]
8. Danny's destiny. [5:12]
9. Shadow of his hand. [2:25]
10. Roxanne arrives. [4:17]
11. Royal choice. [2:30]
12. The jig is up. [6:52]
13. Fall of a king. [3:42]
14. Never let go. [2:50]
15. End Credits. [2:04]

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The Man Who Would Be King opens with author Rudyard Kipling (Christopher Plummer) working in his study. His solitude is broken by the arrival of a tattered, half-mad derelict, who is soon revealed to be his old acquaintance Peachy Carnahan (Michael Caine). As Kipling listens in rapt fascination, Peachy relates the incredible adventures of himself and his partner-in-chicanery Daniel Dravot (Sean Connery). Serving as military officers in India, Carnahan and Dravot have masterminded all sorts of underhanded money-making schemes, the most elaborate of which takes them to a remote city in the hills of eastern Afghanistan. Here, through methods both foul and fair, Daniel passes himself off as the incarnation of Alexander the Great, the better to lay his hands on the vast riches all around him. Unfortunately, Daniel begins to believe his own lies, and the results are disastrous for both himself and Peachy. Inadvertently exposing Daniel's scheme is his native wife, played by Shakira Caine (Michael Caine's real-life wife). Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Fantasticby MarkR

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March 30, 2009: Great story, two great stars, legendary director. They don't make them like this anymore and probably never will again.

A Great Adventure and Satireby Anonymous

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April 20, 2004: The short story by Kipling was excquisitely adapted to film by legendary director John Huston (Treasure of the Sierra Madre.) Although it's not a high budget film; with stellar performances by Sean Connery, Michael Caine, and Cristopher Plummer, it is a an all time classic. The acting, story line, and superb directing by Huston more than make up for some of the film's budget-related shortcomings. Masonic brothers Danny Dravot (Sean Connery) and Peachy Carnehan (Michael Caine)feel that colonial India isn't big enough for men like them. Unemployed veterans of Her Majesty's Army with royal ambitions, they're out to make their own empire in distant Karfiristan; a gold-laden land of cruel savages who've never seen an Englishman or even less a rifle. The story is a great satire on the subject of imperialism in general and how the classic ploy of divide and conquer comes back to haunt the conqueror in the end. Definitely not a film for bleeding hearts or the politically correct variety. If you're not restricted by the latter points of view, the film is riddled with humor, adventure, and drama: a great one to own.