The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Directed by John Huston
Two ex-soldiers of the Raj tell the young Kipling they will make themselves kings of remote Kafiristan, then cross the Khyber Pass and the Hindu Kush to do just that.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Railway station≈ 00:04:00Marwar Junction, Rajasthan, IndiaInferred
On a train Peachy lifts Kipling's watch and asks him to pass a message to Danny at Marwar Junction.
- 2Northern Star office≈ 00:12:00Lahore, PakistanStated on screen
At Kipling's newspaper office the two sign their contract and explain the plan.
- 3Khyber Pass≈ 00:25:00Stated on screen
Disguised as a holy man and his servant they head up through the Khyber Pass.
- 4Bandits and avalanche≈ 00:30:00AfghanistanInferred
They fight off bandits and survive blizzards and an avalanche in the mountains.
- 5Er-Heb and the valley villages≈ 00:40:00Kafiristan (Nuristan), AfghanistanStated on screen
With the Gurkha Billy Fish they drill an army and win battles for the village of Er-Heb.
- 6Sikandergul (fictional)≈ 01:15:00Stated on screenFictional
- 7Northern Star office≈ 01:58:00Lahore, PakistanStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 2,280 km
- Places
- 6
- Countries
- 3
- Stops
- 7
- Not shown: 1,612 km
- On foot: 668 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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