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A Balasaur Score of 84 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, Metacritic 91/100. Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 98% of the 270 1970s adventure movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic91/100
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
736 audience votes
Key crew
- Gladys HillScreenplay
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
- John HustonScreenplay
- John HustonDirector
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
- Graham AcresOfficer
- Shakira CaineRoxanne
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