The Man Who Would Be King

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Theatrical Release Date:

07/08/1992

DVD Release Date:

11/19/1997

Run Time:

129min.

Starring:

Sean Connery , Michael Caine , Christopher Plummer , Saeed Jaffrey , Shakira Caine

Director(s):

John Huston

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Action

Plot: The Man Who Would Be King opens with author Rudyard Kipling (Christopher Plummer) working in his study. His solitude is broken by the arrival of a tattered, half-mad derelict, who is soon revealed to be his old acquaintance Peachy Carnahan (Michael ... Read More

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