Der Mann, der König sein wollte

Originaltitel: The Man Who Would Be King

1975
12
2 Std. 9 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,7/10

52.939

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Sean Connery and Michael Caine in Der Mann, der König sein wollte (1975)

Two former British soldiers in 1880s India decide to set themselves up as Kings in Kafiristan, a land where no white man has set foot since Alexander the Great.

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Adventure Drama War

Zwei britische ehemalige Soldaten beschließen, sich in Kafiristan als Könige niederzulassen, ein Land, in das seit Alexander dem Großen kein Weißer mehr einen Fuß gesetzt hat.Zwei britische ehemalige Soldaten beschließen, sich in Kafiristan als Könige niederzulassen, ein Land, in das seit Alexander dem Großen kein Weißer mehr einen Fuß gesetzt hat.Zwei britische ehemalige Soldaten beschließen, sich in Kafiristan als Könige niederzulassen, ein Land, in das seit Alexander dem Großen kein Weißer mehr einen Fuß gesetzt hat.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,7/10

52.939

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Für 4 Oscars nominiert
- 9 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
Kafiristan is part of modern-day Afghanistan (Nuristan Province) and Pakistan (the city of Chitral).

Patzer
Billy Fish acts as an interpreter for Daniel and Peachy to the people of Kafiristan. In fact, Billy speaks Urdu to the Kafiristanis and they reply in Moroccan Arabic, two entirely different languages (this is due to the fact the film was shot in Morocco and Moroccan extras were used).

Zitate
Daniel Dravot: Peachy, I'm heartily ashamed for gettin' you killed instead of going home rich like you deserved to, on account of me bein' so bleedin' high and bloody mighty. Can you forgive me?
Peachy Carnehan: That I can and that I do, Danny, free and full and without let or hindrance.
Daniel Dravot: Everything's all right then.

Verbindungen
Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Michael Caine/Sean Connery/David Brenner/Burt Mustin (1975)

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10/10

Unforgettable.

The greatest "buddy film" of all time. What makes this so? First off, casting two real life friends, Sean Connery and Michael Caine. Second, all other "buddy films" are simply comedies. And while the Man Who Would Be King has some laughs in it, and Connery and Caine bounce off of each other almost as good as Abbott and Costello, the story itself is a drama. And what a drama it is. Two English soldiers set out to be the rulers of a country, but can anyone who was a grunt one day, and a king the next, become a King without getting an inflated ego? The answer is no and that becomes the ultimate test for these two friends. Terrific performances by Caine, Connery and even Christopher Plummer, who gives a brief, but good performance as Rudyard Kipling, the man who wrote the short story this film was based on. This film features perhaps the greatest ending to a movie ever made. You will never forget it, and you will wish that you had a friendship as strong as these two individuals.