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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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Character
Classical in form, epic, meticulous and effortless.
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- rawmeticulous
- effortlessdemanding
- gravecomic
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Cast
- Sean ConneryDaniel Dravot
- Michael CainePeachy Carnehan
- Christopher PlummerRudyard Kipling
- Saeed JaffreyBilly Fish
- Doghmi LarbiOotah
- Jack MayDistrict Commissioner
- Karroom Ben BouihKafu Selim
- Mohammad ShamsiBabu
- Albert MosesGhulam
- Paul AntrimMulvaney
Crew
- John HustonDirector
- Gladys HillScreenplay
- John HustonScreenplay
- Oswald MorrisDirector of Photography
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
- Russell LloydEditor
- John ForemanProducer
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