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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:
Allied Artists
Columbia Pictures
Devon/Persky-Bright
Persky-Bright Productions

Production Countries:
United Kingdom | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
BE: 14  DE: 12  DK: 11  FI: K-16  FR: U  GB: PG  GR: PG  IE: PG  JP: G  NL: 6  SE: 15  US: PG 

Runtime: 129

Adventure in all its glory!

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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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Production

Art Direction:
Tony Inglis

Camera Operator:
Eric Van Haren Noman

Casting:
Boaty Boatwright

Conductor:
Maurice Jarre

Director:
John Huston

Director of Photography:
Oswald Morris

Editor:
Russell Lloyd

First Assistant Director:
Bert Batt

Foley Editor:
Vernon Messenger

Hairdresser:
Pat McDermott

Makeup Artist:
George Frost
Peter Robb-King

Original Music Composer:
Maurice Jarre

Producer:
John Foreman

Production Design:
Alexandre Trauner

Screenplay:
John Huston
Gladys Hill

Second Assistant Director:
Chris Carreras
Mishka Cheyko

Second Unit Director:
Michael D. Moore

Set Dresser:
Peter James
Peter James

Sound Editor:
Leslie Hodgson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Graham V. Hartstone

Sound Recordist:
Basil Fenton-Smith
Gordon K. McCallum

Special Effects:
Richard Parker
Richard Parker
Jeff Clifford
Wally Veevers

Story:
Rudyard Kipling

Stunt Coordinator:
M. James Arnett

Stunts:
Tony Brubaker
Jim Burk
William H. Burton Sr.
Joe Powell
Bob Simmons

Wardrobe Designer:
Edith Head

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