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THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING (1975)

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THE BACK OF THE BOX
WHAT THE STUDIO WANTS YOU TO KNOW

    Based on a Rudyard Kipling story and packed with spectacle, humor, excitement and bold twists of fate, John Huston's film of The Man Who Would Be King earns its crown as "an epic like no other. One of the screen's great adventure yarns" (Danny Peary, Guide For The Film Fanatic). Sean Connery and Michael Caine - chins out, shoulders squared and with a sly wink - star as British sergeants Danny Dravot and Peachy Carnehan. The Empire was built by men like these two. Now they're out to build their own empire, venturing into remote Kafirstan to become as rich as kings.

STARRING:

Sean Connery: Daniel Dravot
Michael Caine: Peachy Carnehan
Christopher Plummer: Rudyard Kipling

SCREENWRITER: John Huston and Gladys Hill

DIRECTOR: John Huston

RUNNING TIME: 129 minutes

STUDIO: Warner Brothers

Average Hollywood Guys Rating: C +

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GIGGLES, GLOBES AND OSCARS
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

ACADEMY AWARDS
(4 nominations and 0 wins)

Best Adapted Screenplay - John Huston and Gladys Hill
(nominated)

Best Art Direction/Set Decoration - Alezandre Trauner, Tony Inglis, Peter James
(nominated)

Best Costume Design - Edith Head
(nominated)

Best Film Editing - Russell LLoyd
(nominated)

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GOLDEN GIGGLES

No awards or nominations given to this film.

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GOLDEN GLOBES
(1 nomination and 0 wins)

Best Original Score - Maurice Jarre
(nominated)

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THE GEEK BOX
TRIVIA TO IMPRESS YOUR EASILY IMPRESSED FRIENDS

• This film is based on a short story of the same name written by Rudyard Kipling. The story first appeared in 1888 in the book The Phantom Rickshaw And Other Tales. Kipling appears as a character in this film, played by Christopher Plummer.
• John Huston had been trying to make this story into a film for about twenty years before the film was actually made. Originally the idea was pitched in the 1950's with hopes of casting Clark Gable and Humphrey Bogart.
• Both Sean Connery and Michael Caine had to sue Allied Artists as they objected to the amount they were paid out from their profit sharing. They eventually settled and they received $250,000 a piece.

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