The Man Who Would Be King

Author Rudyard Kipling (Christopher Plummer) tells this tale of two men in search of fame and fortune: Daniel Dravot (Sean Connery) and Peachy Carnehan (Michael Caine) set out on a quest that takes them on a series of adventures leading to the remote mountains of Afghanistan.

The local people mistake the two Englishmen for Gods and Kings because of their ferocity and prowess in battle, a mistake that brings power and wealth to the two. But Dravot begins to believe he actually is a reincarnation of Alexander the Great, a belief that leads to the downfall of Dravot and Carnehan when their subjects realize they are mortals.