The Man Who Would Be King

"Adventure in all its glory!"

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Ratings & Reviews

7.5/10

702 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

📋

Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 4 nominations

Nominated

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Best Costume Design

Best Production Design

Best Film Editing

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Golden Globe Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Original Score

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$8.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$12,678

Global Box Office

Loss

$-7,987,322

ROI: -100%

Budget Recovery0% of budget

$0|Budget: $8.0M|Revenue: $12,678

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

48.8K

Daily Avg

813

7-Day Trend

-10%

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Based On

The Man Who Would Be King

written work

Story Setting

Set In

Afghanistan

Characters

Daniel Dravot

Played by Sean Connery

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Oswald Morris

Film Editing

Russell Lloyd

Music / Score

Maurice Jarre

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Distributors

Columbia Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Where to Watch The Man Who Would Be King

Available in 70 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	—	Hoopla	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	Hoopla	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	Sony Pictures Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United KingdomPG

Germany12

FranceU

JapanG

Belgium14

Denmark11

FinlandK-16

+4 more countries

Production

Director

John Huston

Writers

Gladys Hill, John Huston, Rudyard Kipling

Production Companies

Persky-Bright ProductionsDevon/Persky-BrightColumbia Pictures

Cast

Sean Connery

Daniel Dravot

Michael Caine

Peachy Carnehan

Christopher Plummer

Rudyard Kipling

Saeed Jaffrey

Billy Fish

Doghmi Larbi

Ootah

Jack May

District Commissioner

No Image

Karroom Ben Bouih

Kafu Selim

No Image

Mohammad Shamsi

Babu

Albert Moses

Ghulam

No Image

Paul Antrim

Mulvaney

No Image

Graham Acres

Officer

Shakira Caine

Roxanne

Tags & Keywords

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External Links

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