# The Man Who Would Be King

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Podcast: [Reel Reads Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/reel-reads-podcast-7800746)
Published: 2026-05-09T14:44:17+00:00
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## Resource

On this episode of Reel Reads Luke and Caleb discuss a forgotten gem of a film - The Man Who Would Be King. Directed by John Huston and starring Michael Caine, Sean Connery and Christopher Plummer, the Man Who Would Be King is adapted from a novella by Rudyard Kipling.

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