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MOVIE
The Man Who Would Be King
1975
129 minutes (2 hrs 09 mins)
CAST & DIRECTOR
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Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
John Huston
Starring
Sean Connery
·
Michael Caine
·
Christopher Plummer
· Saeed Jaffrey · Larbi Doghmi · Jack May
Full cast & crew
Release dates
US release:
16th December 1975
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
Debut box office:
19th Dec '75
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £371.1 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 11
Chart position history
UK box office
19 Dec,
1975
1
26 Dec,
1975
3
2 Jan,
1976
2
9 Jan,
1976
2
16 Jan,
1976
2
23 Jan,
1976
3
30 Jan,
1976
3
6 Feb,
1976
3
13 Feb,
1976
3
20 Feb,
1976
3
27 Feb,
1976
4
US box office
Global box office
Certificates
US
PG
Total grosses
UK total gross
£2.5 Million
US total gross
$0
Global total gross
$0
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Total views:
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First viewed:
12th May 2026
Last viewed:
8th Jul 2026
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Wed, 24th August 2022
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Wed, 3rd January 2024
US release: 16th December 1975
£2.5 Million 
$0 
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