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The Man Who Would Be King
Adventure, Drama
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.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy sweeping adventure tales that gradually expose the absurdity and tragedy of colonial ambition.
- Tone
- adventurous, epic, bittersweet
- Payoff
- wonder, heartbreak
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- ambition, friendship, imperialism, deception, hubris
- Setting
- nineteenth century, isolated mountainous frontier kingdom
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