The Man Who Would Be King (1975) [PG]

Release Date:
December 3, 1975

Original Title:
The Man Who Would Be King

Alternate Titles:
El hombre que pudo reinar
El hombre que sería Rey
Seikkailujen sankarit
Ο άνθρωπος που θα γινόταν βασιλιάς του Ράντγιαρντ Κίπλινγκ
왕이 되려던 사나이

Genres:
Adventure | Drama

Production Companies:
Devon
Persky-Bright Productions

Production Countries:
United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12  DK: 11  FR: U  GB: PG  GR: PG  IE: PG  JP: G  NL: 6  US: PG 

Runtime: 129

Rudyard Kipling's epic of splendor, spectacle and high adventure at the top of a legendary world.

A robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as "godlike" rulers, meeting a tragic end through their desire for a native girl. Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling.

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Art Direction:
Tony Inglis

Associate Producer:
William Hill

Book:
Rudyard Kipling

Casting:
Boaty Boatwright

Director:
John Huston

Director of Photography:
Oswald Morris

Editor:
Russell Lloyd

Hairdresser:
Pat McDermott

Makeup Artist:
George Frost
Peter Robb-King

Original Music Composer:
Maurice Jarre

Producer:
John Foreman

Production Assistant:
Ron Quelch

Production Design:
Alexandre Trauner

Screenplay:
Gladys Hill
John Huston

Second Unit Director:
Michael D. Moore

Set Dresser:
Peter James

Special Effects:
Richard Parker

Wardrobe Designer:
Edith Head

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