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1975 · 129 min · PG

The Man Who Would Be King

Directed by John Huston · Adventure, Drama

The Man Who Would Be King (1975) is a Adventure film, directed by John Huston set in Afghanistan and India during the 1800s. It runs 129 minutes and is rated PG.

A con artist, with a tense and melancholic tone. Themes of greed & ambition and friendship play out through frame narrative.

Composer
Maurice Jarre
Cinematography
Oswald Morris
Cast
Sean ConneryMichael CaineChristopher PlummerSaeed JaffreyDoghmi LarbiJack MayKarroom Ben BouihMohammad Shamsi

The world of this film

Setting

Where
AfghanistanIndia
Setting
MountainRural
When
1800s

Premise & themes

Premise
Con Artist
Themes
Greed & AmbitionFriendship
Structure
Frame Narrative
Tone
TenseMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist
Two Hander
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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