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Montego Bay is a city in Jamaica that contains Jamaica's largest airport, the Sir Donald Sangster International Airport. Montego Bay is known for its duty free shopping and cruise line terminal at its Free Port on a beautiful, man-made peninsula jutting into the bay. Its sheltered Doctor's Cave Beach with clear turquoise waters is one of the most famous beaches on the island. The bay is surrounded by picturesque low mountains. Montego Bay is fourth in population to Kingston, Portmore and Spanish Town with about 120,000 people and lies in St. James Parish on the northwest coast of the island. Air Jamaica and several American and British airlines run their Caribbean hub in "MoBay"
The Kipling story tells the tale of two rogue British ex-soldiers who set off from 19th century British India in search of adventure, and end up as kings of Kafiristan. The story is believed to have been inspired by the travels of American adventurer Josiah Harlan during the period of the Great Game between Imperial Russia and the British Empire.
Shot on location in Morocco, Huston had planned to make the film since the 1950's: originally with Humphrey Bogart and Clark Gable, then Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas, and then Robert Redford and Paul Newman — Newman suggested Connery and Caine. Like much of his writing, Kipling's original story is overtly imperialist; in Huston's telling, both East and West have their faults and virtues. In a retrospective review, the New York Times remarked "Gloriously old-fashioned in its approach – right down to the characters' politically incorrect attitudes toward anyone who isn't one hundred per cent British – The Man Who Would Be King is pure entertainment in the grand tradition of Gunga Din."
Michael Caine has maintained that if any film of his is remembered after his death, it would be The Man Who Would Be King because it is the sort of film that everyone says, even when the film came out, "No-one makes pictures like this any more."
Although
the film was shot in North Africa, the ethnic clothing and dancers in the background
are clearly not Middle Eastern, but of Central Asian origin. Maurice Jarre scored
the film and invited classical Indian musicians to participate in the recording
sessions with a traditional European symphony, blending the musical styles for
the melodies, based around the hymn "The Moreen", (although the lyrics
are those of Reginald Heber's "The Son of God Goes Forth to War"), which
figures in the plot. Sean Connery and Michael Caine are heard singing on the LP
and CD of the film music.
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Synopsis
While at the offices of
the Northern Star newspaper, Kipling is approached by a ragged, seemingly crazed
derelict, who reveals himself to be his old acquaintance Peachy Carnehan. Peachy
tells Kipling the story of how he and his companion Danny Dravot traveled to remote
Kafiristan in modern-day Afghanistan, became gods, and ultimately lost everything.
After meeting Kipling at his newspaper office a few years earlier and signing a contract pledging mutual loyalty, they set off on an epic overland journey North beyond the Khyber Pass, beyond any explored regions into the unknown land of Khafiristan (Literally, "Land of Strangers"). Here, they chance upon a Ghurka who uses the English name Billy Fish, given him by his regiment as being more pronounceable, the only survivor of a mapping expedition years before. Billy speaks perfect English, as well as the local tongue, and it is he, acting as translator of the language and interpreter of the customs and manners, who is able to smooth the path of Peachy and Danny as they begin their rise to royalty, first offering their services as military advisors, trainers and battle leaders. Carnehan and Dravot muster an army from the natives of a Kafiristan village. In their first battle, the natives decide that Daniel is a god after he is shot with an arrow in the chest but continues fighting. In fact, the arrow has struck a bandolier beneath his clothing and become lodged in it, but the natives don't know this. When they arrive in the holy city of Sikandergul, the natives recognize the Masonic medal given to Danny by Kipling as a symbol of Alexander the Great in a cargo cult context and declare the men to be gods.
Danny has delusions of grandeur. Acknowledged as Sikander come again by the Holy men of the City, Danny sets himself up as high king of Khafiristan, and begins to enforce laws and judgements, while making plans to civilize the land into a modern country, aided by Billy Fish, who has fallen into the role of translator and privy counselor. As the months turn, Peachy wants to sneak out of the city with chests of gold and jewels before the winter passes are closed. Danny is against it, trying to point out how ruling the land takes precedence over treasure now he is king. He goes as far as to suggest that Peachy should bow to him like the others. Disgusted, Peachy decides to leave with as much treasure as he can carry, with his old friend's blessing. Danny, however, decides to take a wife from among the natives, to cement the royal line, much against Peachy's advice; he chooses Roxanna (played by Michael Caine's wife Shakira), and Peachy waits until after the wedding- "For old time's sake"- before leaving. Roxanna fears no woman can live if she consorts with a god, and so tries to escape from Daniel, biting him in the process. The bite draws blood, and when the natives see it they realise Daniel is human after all, and pursue him and Peachy through the streets of his erstwhile kingdom. Trapped, Billy tries to buy time by holding back the mob single handedly, but the pair are captured and revealed as mortal men. Danny is killed when forced to walk to the middle of a rope bridge over a deep gorge; the ropes supporting it are cut as he bravely sings the hymn "The Son of God Goes Forth to War." As Danny falls to his death Peachy finishes the verse. Peachy is horribly crucified between two palm trees, but is cut down and released the next day. At the end of the film, as Peachy finishes his story, he presents Kipling with Danny's decaying head, still wearing its Kafiri crown.
Miscellanea
* The movie has Carnehan first meeting Kipling after Carnehan steals Kipling's
watch - which he returns after he sees it has a Masonic fob on the chain, Carnehan
tries to blame an Indian for stealing the watch - but Kipling is not fooled.
* Billy Fish is accurately depicted as a Gurkha Rifleman, from the uniform to
the Kukri knife. Billy's attempt to buy Peachy time to escape by fearlessly charging
an armed mob (and killing several before being overcome by weight of numbers)
is typical of his warrior strain. His battle cry, "Ayo Gurkhali!" ("The
Gurkhas are here!") is in fact the ancient war-cry that is still in use.
* The movie is largely faithful to the original story, except at the end which
has the half-insane Carnehan leaving Dravot's head on Kipling's desk. In the original
story Carnehan takes Dravot's head with him; two days later the unnamed narrator
has Carnehan taken to an insane asylum where Carnehan dies of sunstroke. No belongings
are found with Carnehan. There are also variations in the use of masonic detail
- for more information on this see the entry for Daniel Dravot.
* Neal Morse
recorded a song called The Man Who Would Be King as part of the 'A Whole Nother
Trip' section of his eponymous solo album.
* In 1988, Sean Connery succeeded
Michael Caine as the winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
* The Melvins recorded a song titled Billy Fish for their 2008 album Nude With
Boots.
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