Country
Belgium
Date
Dec 03, 1975
Certification
14
Adventure in all its glory!
2h 9min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mohammad Shamsi | Babu |
| Albert Moses | Ghulam |
| Paul Antrim | Mulvaney |
| Graham Acres | Officer |
| Shakira Caine | Roxanne |
| Nadia Atbib | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Yvonne Ocampo | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Gurmuks Singh | Sikh Soldier (uncredited) |
| Kimat Singh | Sikh Soldier (uncredited) |
Genres
AdventureDrama
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | The Man Who Would Be King |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | اردو, English, العربية |
| Paesi di produzione | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Persky-Bright Productions, Devon/Persky-Bright, Columbia Pictures |
| Data di uscita | 3 dicembre 1975 |
| Producer | John Foreman |
| Writer | Gladys Hill, John Huston, Rudyard Kipling |
| Casting | Boaty Boatwright |
| Editors | Russell Lloyd |
| Cinematography | Oswald Morris, Eric Van Haren Noman |
| Asst. Directors | Bert Batt, Chris Carreras, Mishka Cheyko, John Huston, Michael D. Moore |
| Camera Operators | Eric Van Haren Noman, Oswald Morris |
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| Add. Photography | Oswald Morris, Eric Van Haren Noman |
| Production Design | Alexandre Trauner, Tony Inglis, Peter James, Peter James |
| Art Direction | Tony Inglis, Alexandre Trauner, Peter James, Peter James |
| Set Decoration | Alexandre Trauner, Tony Inglis, Peter James, Peter James |
| Special Effects | Richard Parker, Richard Parker, Jeff Clifford, Wally Veevers |
| Stunts | M. James Arnett, Tony Brubaker, Jim Burk, William H. Burton Sr., Joe Powell, Bob Simmons |
| Composer | Maurice Jarre, Basil Fenton-Smith, Leslie Hodgson, Gordon K. McCallum, Graham V. Hartstone, Vernon Messenger |
| Sound | Maurice Jarre, Basil Fenton-Smith, Leslie Hodgson, Gordon K. McCallum, Graham V. Hartstone, Vernon Messenger |
| Costume Design | George Frost, Pat McDermott, Edith Head, Peter Robb-King |
| Makeup | George Frost, Peter Robb-King, Pat McDermott, Edith Head |
| Hairstyling | George Frost, Pat McDermott, Edith Head, Peter Robb-King |
| Budget | 8.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 12.678 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Country
Sweden
Date
Dec 03, 1975
Certification
15
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Dec 03, 1975
Certification
PG
Country
Germany
Date
Dec 17, 1975
Certification
12
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Country
United States
Date
Dec 17, 1975
Certification
PG
Country
Greece
Date
Dec 26, 1975
Certification
PG
Country
Denmark
Date
Mar 05, 1976
Certification
11
Country
Italy
Date
Mar 17, 1976
Country
Netherlands
Date
Apr 01, 1976
Certification
6
Country
Ireland
Date
Apr 09, 1976
Certification
PG
Country
France
Date
Apr 21, 1976
Certification
U
Country
Japan
Date
Jun 12, 1976
Certification
G
Physical media
Country
Finland
Date
Dec 03, 1975
Certification
K-16
Country
Czechia
Date
May 24, 1999
Country
Netherlands
Date
Oct 08, 2002
Certification
6
Note
DVD
TV
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jan 22, 2003
Certification
6
Note
V8
Country
France
Date
Nov 05, 2025
Note
Paramount Network
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