The Man Who Would Be King
Click on the title to take you to the rest of the following introduction to the movie's plot:The film begins with author Rudyard Kipling (Christopher Plummer) working in his office, his privacy is broken by the arrival of a dishevelled old acquaintance and fellow Freemason, Peachy Carnahan (Michael Caine), Peachy begins to recount the incredible adventures of himself and fellow scoundrel Daniel Dravot (Sean Connery). The film then flashes back to an earlier meeting between Kipling, Peachy and Daniel, Kipling is asked to witness a document testifying to what they have told him of their plans.
The two rogue adventurers were British soldiers stationed in
This is where things really begin to get interesting. The movie was made in 1975. It's something to see Michael Caine and Sean Connery, two consummate actors who exude masculine animal magnetism even at old men today, as young, virile men in their prime. Ooh la la. And the chemistry made between these two as they play off of each other leads me to believe that they should have made a lot more movies together. They click like Robert Redford and Paul Newman clicked in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting.
The story is an intriguing one, where you can sense a great adventure getting ready to begin. It's based upon a short story by Rudyard Kipling. According to one reviewer at http://imdb.com, the mythical kingdom is not mythical at all. Doesn't that make it even more intriguing.
Having John Huston (Anjelica's dad) as director, how can one go wrong?
Go to: http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0073341/trivia for some interesting trivia on the movie.
Labels: 1975, adventure, film, John Huston
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