MOVIE

The Man Who Would Be King

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1975

129 minutes (2 hrs 09 mins)

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
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£2.5 Million

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