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The Man Who Would Be King [DVD] [1975]

DVD ~ Sean Connery
4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey, Doghmi Larbi
  • Directors: John Huston
  • Writers: John Huston, Gladys Hill, Rudyard Kipling
  • Producers: John Foreman, William Hill
  • Format: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English, Portuguese
  • Subtitles: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 28 Oct 2002
  • Run Time: 123 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00006JY3M
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,012 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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A grandly entertaining, old-fashioned adventure based on the Rudyard Kipling short story, The Man Who Would Be King is the kind of rousing epic about which people said, even in 1975, "Wow! They don't make 'em like that anymore". When director John Huston first started trying to make the film, with Gable and Bogart, the project was derailed by the latter's death. It was a few decades before Huston was finally able to realise his dream movie--and with an unimprovable cast. Sean Connery and Michael Caine are, respectively, Daniel Dravot and Peachy Carnahan, a pair of lovably roguish British soldiers who set out to make their fortunes by conning the priests of remote Kafiristan into making them kings. It's a rollicking tale, an epic satire of imperialism, and the good-natured repartee shared by Caine and Connery is pure gold. Huston lets the humour emerge naturally from the characters, for whom we wind up caring more deeply than we ever expected. --Jim Emerson

DVD Description
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Subtitles: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Feature Run Time: 124 minutes

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, 9 Jan 2005
Last night I subjected myself to Oliver Stone's 'Alexander', but tonight I watched Michael Caine and Sean Connery in the real thing. Thirty years on, and the cinematography blows the modern Hollywood away - watch Daniel and Peachey as they struggle through the Hindu Kush without the aid of computer enhanced graphics, retracing the steps of Alexander the Great - truly this is one of the greatest films of all time.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Danny and Peachy capture your heart, 19 Jan 2003
By Deborah MacGillivray "Author," (US & UK) - See all my reviews
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Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, John Houston....four of the biggest talents of our lifetime that came together to give you very special film. One so emotionally moving and involving I have a very hard time watching it, but then I likely hold the Guinness records on repeat views for Braveheart...so I tell myself I won't watch it again, but end up doing it.

Based on a Rudyard Kipling story, it is full of exotic locates, adventure, and such warm humour, under the master John Houston's direction. Houston had this in mind originally for Clark Gable and Humphrey Bogart (not to knock them, but total miscasting), then later was going to do it with Butch and Sundance (Paul Newman and Robert Redford in typically Hollywood style of going for names rather than perfect actors for the roles). Fortunately, Newman had the insight to pass on it and suggested going with the pairing that was absolute perfect as Danny and Peachy.

Caine had showed as Bromhead in Zulu, that he had the proper mien for a man in a red coat and pith helmet, and we know Connery can do anything given the crack. Since both are personal friends off screen, their on screen charisma comes is amplified by the fact the two men who actually like each other, giving good foundation in which to bring Danny and Peachy alive.

Danny and Peachy decide they have had enough with soldering for the British Empire and think it a marvellous idea to go forth into the world and find a forgotten corner and create their own,
and the most forgotten place they can find on the map is Kafiristan. There they plan to become rich as kings. It is a super adventure getting there, but after the reach the small country, the lark turns into something more, with Danny taking being King Quite serious.

Look for a cameo of Mrs. Caine playing the woman to wed Connery.
It just does not get any better than this, with fine fine acting, writing and directing. Just have a hankie near for the ending.

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A gut-wrenching film, 24 Feb 2003
By L. Y. Skipper "zareeba" (Stockton-on-Tees, UK) - See all my reviews
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It's hard to see how this could have been improved upon: great director, great cast (Caine and Connery perfect in the roles of Peachy Carnehan and Daniel Dravot) great photography, great music...Huston, in an almost-forgotten (by film directors) tradition of great story-telling, lets the story and the characters speak for themselves. Carnehan and Dravot may be rogues, but they are loveable rogues who, in spite of their open ambition to seek a fortune by looting a country (remember that this kind of ambition was acceptable in the 19th century) still have their own kind of principles and morality. Chief among these is the idea that one never abandons a friend. In spite of the tragic end to which ambition brings them, both show a kind of nobility and depth of character which shines through in the end. And what an end! I defy anyone who is not emotionally dead to watch the final scene without at least a prickle of a tear behind the eyelids. As for me, I've started sniffling just thinkng about it....

For me, one of the greatest films ever made.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I OWN IT, I RATE IT, AND I LOVE IT.
Michael Caine and Sean Connery in a John Huston film is something one can only dream about except for this. Read more
Published 24 months ago by L. Wilson

5.0 out of 5 stars Top boys own yarn
This great film based on the Book by Kipling is a superbly made ripping yarn. Two rogue British ex-soldiers decide they would like to take over a country. Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2007 by S J Buck

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable old fashioned adventure yarn
Two ex army rogues Peachey (Michael Caine) and Daniel (Saen Connery) decide to trek over the desert and become king of a remote state. Read more
Published on 9 May 2007 by pointone

5.0 out of 5 stars THEY DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THAT ANYMORE
Everything in this film is worthy of praise: the superb acting chemistry between Caine and Connery, the breathtaking photography, the direction and of course, the foundation of... Read more
Published on 22 Nov 2006 by D L BULL

5.0 out of 5 stars Easily Caine's best work
Two English stone masons are in India and seeking a kingdom to rule. By hook or crook they get through the Hindu Kush. Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2006 by H. Kamal

4.0 out of 5 stars Rogue's empire, Fool's gold
...an educated taste in whiskey and women...God's holy trousers...detriments? Detriments like us built this bloody empire; hat's on...if a Greek can do it, we can do it... Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2005 by Joe

4.0 out of 5 stars the man who would be king
a great story,and a great movie,and also if you look close,its a movie about friendship,and trust,which is all blowen away,with the greed of power
Published on 7 May 2004 by leighgilham

5.0 out of 5 stars Proper Mint
Proper mint film. In summary Connery, Caine, Huston, and a class story by Kipling = One hell of a quality film. Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2003 by j. Buckley

4.0 out of 5 stars Memorable
THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING is an excellent adventure film set in the nineteenth century about two oportunists who conspire to gain control of a small mountain kingdom in Central... Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2003 by Peter Kenney

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb mixture of a pean to Britishness and Indiana Jones
This film has to be in anybody's Top 20. I rank it alongside "Robin and Marian" as one of Connery's best films, and the same is true for Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer and... Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2002 by G. Fowler

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