Manden der ville være konge was released in the year 1975。Manden der ville være konge is also called as The Man Who Would Be King, der König sein wollte, Ish sh'Ratza Lehiyot Meleh, Homem Que Queria Ser Rei, Hombre que pudo reinar, Anthropos pou tha ginotan vassilias, Homme qui voulut être roi。

This adaptation of the famous short story by Rudyard Kipling tells the story of Daniel Dravot and Peachy Carnahan, two ex-soldiers in India when it was under British rule. They decide that the country is too small for them, so they head off to Kafiristan in order to become Kings in their own right. Kipling is seen as a character that was there at the beginning, and at the end of this glorious tale.

Manden der ville være konge actors and actresses include Saeed Jaffrey, Sean Connery, Shakira Caine。