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The Man Who Would Be King (1975) on Criterion Channel

Just in time from our withdrawal from Afghanistan, Criterion Channel has added John Huston’s The Man Who Would Be King. Based on Rudyard Kipling short-story of the same name, the film tells the tale of Peachy Carnehan (Michael Caine) and Danny Dravot (Sean Connery,) two soldiers in the British Indian…