The man who would be king / Emanuel L. Wolf presents ; an Allied Artists film ; screenplay by John Huston and Gladys Hill ; produced by John Foreman ; directed by John Huston.

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Two 19th century British adventures travel to Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan, in hopes of amassing immense personal wealth.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Man who would be king (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Wolf, Emanuel L. (Producer)
Huston, John, 1906-1987 (Screenwriter, Director)
Hill, Gladys, 1916?-1981 (Screenwriter)
Foreman, John, 1925-1992 (Producer)
Connery, Sean (Actor)
Caine, Michael (Actor)
Plummer, Christopher (Actor)
Jaffrey, Saeed, 1929-2015 (Actor)
Caine, Shakira, 1947- (Actor)
Larbi, Doghmi, 1930-1992 (Actor)
Morris, Oswald, 1915-2014
Lloyd, Russell, 1916-2008
Jarre, Maurice
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
In English; with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, ©1997, ©1975.
Edition:Widescreen format (2.35:first).
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Adventure and adventurers > Afghanistan > Nūristān > Drama.
British > Afghanistan > Nūristān > Drama.
Treasure troves > Afghanistan > Nūristān > Drama.
Nūristān (Afghanistan) > Drama.
Kipling, Rudyard, > 1865-1936 > Film adaptations.
Aventuras > Afganistàn > Nūristān > Teatro.
Tesoros ocultos > Afganistàn > Nūristān > Teatro.
Kipling, Rudyard, > 1865-1936.
Adventure and adventurers.
British.
Treasure troves.
Afghanistan > Nūristān.
Action and adventure films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Teatro.
Action and adventure films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Rudyard Kiplings's.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Two 19th century British adventures travel to Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan, in hopes of amassing immense personal wealth.
Note:Based on the short story: The man who would be king / by Rudyard Kipling.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1975.
Special features: cast & crew bios (Connery, Caine, Plummer, Jarre, Kipling, Hill, Huston); "Kipling's short story" (5 pages); "Freemasonry" (1 pages); "Almost a different movie" (1 pages); "Pronounced man and wife" (3 pages); "Together again" (1 pages); "On location" (4 pages); theatrical trailer (3 min.); "Call it magic" making-of featurette (c1975, 12 min.).
"Enhanced for widescreen TVs"--Container.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AF9 D0001877 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG.
ISBN:079073303X
9780790733036
Credits:Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; editor, Russell Lloyd ; music composed and conducted by Maurice Jarre.
System Details:DVD, region 1; Dolby digital.
Cast:
Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey, Doghmi Larbi, Shakira Caine.