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King of the Khyber Rifles

  • 19531953
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 40m
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6.3/10
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Tyrone Power, Terry Moore, and Michael Rennie in King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
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A half-caste British officer in 19th-century India battles the prejudices of both his Army colleagues and the local populace while trying to help put down a rebellion led by a greedy local r... Read allA half-caste British officer in 19th-century India battles the prejudices of both his Army colleagues and the local populace while trying to help put down a rebellion led by a greedy local ruler.A half-caste British officer in 19th-century India battles the prejudices of both his Army colleagues and the local populace while trying to help put down a rebellion led by a greedy local ruler.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
791
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Henry King
  • Writers
    • Ivan Goff(screenplay)
    • Ben Roberts(screenplay)
    • Harry Kleiner(story)
  • Stars
    • Tyrone Power
    • Terry Moore
    • Michael Rennie
Top credits
  • Director
    • Henry King
  • Writers
    • Ivan Goff(screenplay)
    • Ben Roberts(screenplay)
    • Harry Kleiner(story)
  • Stars
    • Tyrone Power
    • Terry Moore
    • Michael Rennie
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    • 30User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Tyrone Power and Terry Moore in King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
    Michael Rennie in King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
    Tyrone Power in King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
    Terry Moore in King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
    Murray Matheson in King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
    Michael Rennie in King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
    John Justin and Michael Rennie in King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
    Tyrone Power and Guy Rolfe in King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
    Argentina Brunetti in King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
    Tyrone Power, Terry Moore, and Michael Rennie in King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
    Tyrone Power, Terry Moore, and Michael Rennie in King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
    Tyrone Power, Terry Moore, and Michael Rennie in King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)

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    Tyrone Power
    Tyrone Power
    • Capt. Alan King
    Terry Moore
    Terry Moore
    • Susan Maitland
    Michael Rennie
    Michael Rennie
    • Brig. Gen. J. R. Maitland
    John Justin
    John Justin
    • Lt. Geoffrey Heath
    Guy Rolfe
    Guy Rolfe
    • Karram Khan
    Richard Stapley
    Richard Stapley
    • Lt. Ben Baird
    Murray Matheson
    Murray Matheson
    • Maj. Ian MacAllister
    Frank DeKova
    Frank DeKova
    • Ali Nur
    • (as Frank de Kova)
    Argentina Brunetti
    Argentina Brunetti
    • Lali
    Sujata Rubener
    • Native Dancer
    • (as Sujata)
    Mohinder Bedi
    • Servant
    • (uncredited)
    Dorothy Bonnefin
    • Bit Role
    • (uncredited)
    Jimmie Booth
    • Afridi Horseman
    • (uncredited)
    John Bose
    John Bose
    • Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    Rudy Bowman
    Rudy Bowman
    • Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Carter
    Harry Carter
    • Afridi Horseman
    • (uncredited)
    Maurice Colbourne
    Maurice Colbourne
    • Hamid Bahri
    • (uncredited)
    David Cota
    • Singer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Henry King
    • Writers
      • Ivan Goff(screenplay)
      • Ben Roberts(screenplay)
      • Harry Kleiner(story)
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    • Trivia
      Tyrone Power was widely considered too old for his character, as well as unconvincing as an officer in the British army.
    • Goofs
      Captain King's pocket watch contains photographic images of his parents (~12:00) which must predate their stated 1833 date of death. The earliest known photograph of a person by Daguerre is from 1838 and were all exposed onto metallic silver plates.
    • Quotes

      Brig. Gen. J. R. Maitland: You can't marry him Susan

      Susan Maitland: Say what you're thinking Father!

      Brig. Gen. J. R. Maitland: He's a half caste...

    • Connections
      Edited into The Time Tunnel: Night of the Long Knives (1966)

    User reviews30

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    7/10
    A great novel reduced to shambles
    Based on Talbot Mundy's best and most famous novel, which unfortunately I was an expert on, this film was a total disappointment, in spite of its great assets of mainly stupendous mountain scenery and Bernard Herrmann's music. But the mountain scenery was nothing at all about the famous Khyber pass but all shot in California, and above all, the splendid story of Talbot Mundy's secret agent thriller of jihadism and the cutting of heads even 160 years ago by taliban rebels and with a dancing queen of beauty at the centre of intrigue, also involving some archaeology and reminiscenses of Alexander the Great's famous visit to Afghanistan, was reduced to a cheap and petty pulp fiction of the commonest of Hollywood clichés. The acting is not very good either. The only one making a strong impression by his stage presence and acting is Guy Rolfe as the villain, the rebel king, while supporting parts, such as John Justin and Michael Rennie, also make a good job, while Terry Moore is a complete disaster. However could Tyrone Power fall in love with such a nuisance of a bobby-soxer? It's as far from credible as anything could be. Tyrone Power is himself, and that's enough for him - with such a face he never even needed to act.

    A great pity for a great story to be so poorly handled and reduced to mere superficial entertainment. Talbot Mundy was a theosophist and mystic who wrote many books, and this one could have been made into as great a Kipling epic as "The Man who Wanted to be King".
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    • Release date
      • March 19, 1954 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Hauptmann von Peshawar
    • Filming locations
      • Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Budget
      • $2,190,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.55 : 1

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