Wednesday, July 20, 2011

The Man Who Would be King (1975)


This is great! John Huston directed it, and he didn't work in Hollywood for 40 or 50 years because he sucked at it. He was awesome. He wrote, starred in and directed films, and by the time 1975 rolled around, he pretty much had it down.

This movie stars Sean Connery and Michael Caine as two adventurers in India. They decide to head out to Kafiristan (no white man had visited since Alexander the Great) and start wars in order to profit from them. All goes swimmingly until the natives become convinced that Sean Connery's character is a God. As you would expect, the attention goes to Connery's head and all their plans go in the toilet. Do you think the movie ends well for the buddies?

If you like epics, Sean Connery (though it's Michael Caine's show), a good story or a well made film, pick this baby up.

No comments:

Post a Comment