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The Man Who Would Be King *
UNITED STATES · 1975

The Man Who Would Be King *

John Huston
ambition and greed deception and false godhood colonialism and imperialism friendship and betrayal adventure and exploration
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Synopsis

Tired of life as soldiers, Peachy Carnehan and Danny Dravot travel to the isolated land of Kafiristan, where they are ultimately embraced by the people and revered as rulers. After a series of misunderstandings, the natives come to believe that Dravot is a god, but he and Carnehan can't keep up their deception forever.

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