The man who would be king [videorecording] / Emanuel L. Wolf presents ; the John Huston/John Foreman film ; screenplay by John Huston & Gladys Hill ; based on a story by Rudyard Kipling ; produced by John Foreman ; directed by John Huston.
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FilmPublisher number: 3000033427Language: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Publication details: Burbank, CA : Warner brothers Entertainment , 2010.Description: 1 videodisc (129 min.) : sd., col., ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 0780663918
- 9780780663916
- Original music score by Maurice Jarre.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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). Con men 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, Rovi
Originally released as a motion picture in 1975.
Special features: Vintage featurette: Call it Magic: The Making of the Man Who Would be King ; John Huston movies trailer gallery; production notes.
Title from container.
Original music score by Maurice Jarre.
Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer.
Based on a Rudyard Kipling story and packed with spectacle, humor, excitement and bold twists of fate, John Huston's film of The Man Who Would be King earns its crown as "an epic like no other. One of the screen's great adventure yarns" (Danny Peary, Guide for the Film Fanatic). Sean Connery and Michael Caine -- chins out, shoulders squared and with a sly wink -- star as British Sargeants Danny Dravot and Peachy Carnehan. The Empire was built by men like these two. Now they're out to build their own empire, venturing into remote Kafiristan to become rich as kings-- Container.
English soundtrack with optional English, French and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.