The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Directed by John Huston · 129 min · Adventure, Drama
76.1 TOPICAL score · #505 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Man Who Would Be King (1975, directed by John Huston) has a TOPICAL score of 76.1 - ranked 505 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and critics, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 0 awards from 5 nominations. Critics: 97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 91. Audiences: TMDB 7.5/10 (745 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10. Wikipedia covers it in 37 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 91
- AudienceTMDB 7.5/10 (745 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10
- Awards0 wins, 5 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 37 languages
- Still read52,720 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Sean Connery (actor #86), Michael Caine (actor #29), Christopher Plummer (actor #83), Saeed Jaffrey
“"John Huston has been wanting to make this movie for more than twenty years. It was worth the wait. A mellow, brassy, vigorous movie, rich in adventure and melancholy, The Man Who Would Be King represents the best work Huston has done in a decade."”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10