Movie · 1975
The Man Who Would Be King
“Adventure in all its glory!”
Released 3 December 1975 129 min Adventure / Drama More from 1975 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Jack May
as District Commissioner
Saeed Jaffrey
as Billy Fish
Sean Connery
as Daniel Dravot
Christopher Plummer
as Rudyard Kipling
Mohammad Shamsi
as Babu
Doghmi Larbi
as Ootah
Michael Caine
as Peachy Carnehan
Albert Moses
as Ghulam
Paul Antrim
as Mulvaney
Shakira Caine
as Roxanne
Karroom Ben Bouih
as Kafu Selim
Graham Acres
as Officer
Nadia Atbib
as Dancer (uncredited)
Yvonne Ocampo
as Dancer (uncredited)
Gurmuks Singh
as Sikh Soldier (uncredited)
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The numbers
25years between the oldest and youngest billed
53Jack May — oldest on the call sheet
28Shakira Caine — youngest billed
42average age of the credited cast