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The Man Who Would Be A KingThe Man Who Would Be a King (1888) is a short story by Rudyard Kipling that tells the tale of Daniel Dravot and "Peachy" Taliaferro Carnahan, two British soldiers who set off from 19th century British India in search of adventure, and end up as kings of Kafiristan. The story is based on the travels of American adventurer Josiah Harlan. Film adaptation A film version The Man Who Would Be King (1975) — note the dropping of the 'a' — was made starring Sean Connery as Daniel and Michael Caine as Peachy. The film is the only occasion in which these two giants of modern British cinema have appeared together. They both starred in A Bridge Too Far, but did not share any scenes. It was directed by John Huston on location in Morocco. Huston had planned to make the film since the 1950s: originally with Humphrey Bogart and Clark Gable, then Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas, and then Robert Redford and Paul Newman — Newman suggested Connery and Caine. Like much of his writing, Kipling's original story is overtly imperialist; in Huston's telling, both East and West have their faults and virtues. Synopsis When they arrive, the natives confuse their Masonic medals for symbols of Alexander the Great and declare the men to be gods. In the film, the natives decide that Daniel is a god after he is shot with an arrow in the chest but continues fighting. In fact, the arrow has struck a bandolier beneath his clothing and become lodged in it, but the natives don't know this. Daniel decides to take a wife from amongst the natives, much against Peachy's advice; he chooses Roxanna (played by Michael Caines real-life wife Shakira). Roxanna fears no woman can live if they consort with a god, and so tries to escape from Daniel, biting him in the process. The bite draws blood, and when the natives see it they realise Daniel is human after all, and pursue him through the streets of his erstwhile kingdom to his death. External links Man Who Would Be a King Man Who Would Be a King Man Who Would Be King Man Who Would Be King
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