The Man Who Would Be King

1975 • 128 mínútur

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Academy Award-winners SEAN CONNERY ("Rising Sun," "The Hunt for Red October") and MICHAEL CAINE ("Hannah and Her Sisters," "Little Voice") star in this 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. Recently selected by the prestigious American Film Institute as one of the 400 greatest American films of all time. MPAA Rating: PG (c) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Rudyard Kipling at one of his most bizarre yet believable epic tragedies. Filmed by the great director John Huston and acted to the max by two Academy award winning actors; Sean Connery and Michael Caine. The theme of kingdoms founded by Alexander the Great's furthest conquests - India - (since verified by DNA testing) forms the backdrop to the goal of the protagonist's fortune hunt. The irony appears both at the beginning and end of this epic tale of men's greed and their downfall. A tale for any age and about any civilization. One of Kipling's most complex and enduring stories. No CGI - no nano-editing. An almost Shakespearean display of woven mental shenanigans that Kipling relates and supposedly by his own account, was told to him while he was in India in the late 19th century.

J.Huston's interpretation of the story by Kipling. The character's venture turn into an unimaginable reality with a common ending to dreams that seem too good to be true. One of my favourite films of all times!

Classic British Empire fare. Connery and Caine at their finest. Great photography.