King of the khyber rifles is an old fashioned adventure, with the sheer joy, colour and exuberance that sometimes seems lacking in many, more modern, adventure films. Librivox recording of king of the kyber rifles, by talbot mindy. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy goodreads. King directed the first of his more than 100 films in 1915. When by chance his fellow soldiers learn that hes a halfcaste born not far from where theyre serving, they discriminate. King of the khyber rifles approved 1h 40min adventure, drama, history 19 march 1954 sweden a halfcaste british officer in 19thcentury 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. King of the khyber rifles king of the khyber rifles. And if they use the enfield rifles, the british will have a big advantage over the natives. Best known as the author of king of the khyber rifles and the jimgrim series, much of his work was published in pulp magazines. The film shares its title but little else with the novel king of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy. May 16, 2011 king of the khyber rifles prelude by bernard herrmann, conducted by william stromberg. Mar 29, 2008 king of the khyber rifles action adventure set in colonial india.
Tyrone power is the conflicted, halfindian officer with the khyber rifles, pitched against his stepbrother in this standard cinemascope adventure once again, the rocky landscape of the alabama hills, west of lone pine on route 395, central california is drafted in to represent indias khyber pass, with the snowtopped sierra nevadas as the himalayas. King of the khyber rifles is a 1953 adventure film directed by henry king and starring tyrone power and terry moore. This features tyrone power as the half caste officer who saves a british garrison from the marauding fo. Download this subtitles from our download location, see more details bellow. King of the khyber rifles 1953 approved 1h 40min adventure, drama, history 19 march 1954 sweden a halfcaste british officer in 19thcentury india battles the prejudices of both his army colleagues and the local populace while trying to help put. King of the khyber rifles is getting its second film adaption in this 1953 remake of black watch. There were numerous tiny marks, some small vertical scratches and some minor interlacing but nothing that was distracting. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing king of the khyber rifles near you. Talbot mundy 1879 1940 athelstan king is a british secret agent stationed in india at the beginning of wwi. King of the khyber rifles tyrone power, michael rennie. The author, talbot mundy 18791940, was born in england. Purchased the elm street media release of this film in the hope it would be given an anamorphic makeover, it hasnt, therefore it is a thin wide line of picture with huge black bands at the top and bottom, picture quality is fine, its just that it doesnt look right, everyone looks a little stouter than. King of the khyber rifles 1953 king of the khyber rifles.
He is attached to the khyber rifles regiment as a cover, but his real job is to prevent a holy war. The actors do their best, but the storyline is trite and stilted when dwelling on matters of honor and romance. As soon as his fellow officers learn his mother was a native muslim. King says there is a way to get at the enemy in the hills. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. King of the khyber rifles king of the khyber rifles, published in 1916, is a rousing tale of adventure on the northwest frontier on india. King will take his khyber rifles under cover of darkness into the hills and attack the enemy.
A diversionary move will be made by a small contingent to try and fool khan. Guy rolfe celebrity profile check out the latest guy rolfe photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. This is a spy thriller par excellance filled with romance and action, set first in india and then in the exotic area of the khyber pass and khinjan in pakistan and afghanistan generally the northeastern area of englands then indian empire or raj. King of the khyber rifles 1953 henry king synopsis. King of the khyber rifles project gutenberg australia. After an adventurous life in various parts of the world he settled in the united states in. This novel was also the basis for john fords the black watch. King of the khyber rifles 1953 the movie database tmdb. Released by 20th century fox, the film was one of the. King of the khyber rifles 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Alan king tyrone power is a british army captain serving in india. Set in colonial india in 1857, tyrone power stars as british army officer captain king.
Tyrone power, terry moore, michael rennie, john justin. King of the khyber rifles wikisource, the free online library. King of the khyber rifles prelude by bernard herrmann youtube. King of the khyber rifles letterboxd your life in film. Freshly arrived sandhursttrained captain alan king, better versed in pashtun then any of the veterans and born locally as army brat, survives an attack on his escort to his northwest frontier province garrison near the khyber pass because of ahmed, a native afridi. Sent to the threatened garrison post of peshawar he is shunned by his fellow officers because he is half indian. Apart from the title and the khyber pass setting, it has little in common with mundys novel. Subtitles are sorted by relevance for searching keywords. To stop a holy war singlehanded would be rather like stopping the windpossibly easy enough, if one knew the way. Written in 1916 and set in the period at the beginning of the first world war, it positively reeks with the white mans burden of maintaining rule over. The day the earth stood still king of the khyber rifles a portrait of hitch from the trouble with harry the naked and the dead north by northwest scherzo macabre from jason and the argonauts its alive.
King of the khyber rifles is a 1953 english film stars tyrone power, henry king, harry kleiner, talbot mundy, ivan goff, ben roberts, frank p. Great adventure of india freshly arrived sandhursttrained captain alan king, better versed in pashtun then any of the veterans and born locally as army brat, survives an attack on his escort to his northwest frontier province garrison near the khyber pass because of ahmed, a native afridi deserter from the muslim fanatic rebel karram. King of the khyber rifles soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. King of the khyber rifleschapter ii wikisource, the free. Jul 01, 2004 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. King of the khyber rifles was a 20th century fox cinemascope effort, directed by henry king, with only superficial similarities to either the novel by talbot mundy or the earlier film version john fords the black watch of 1929. Rock a bye baby 1958 jerry lewis dean martin full length comedy movie duration. His films show a wide range range of subject and style. King of the khyber rifles action adventure set in colonial india. Freshly arrived sandhursttrained captain alan king, better versed in pashtun then any of the veterans and born locally as army brat, survives an attack on his escort to his northwest frontier. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy free at loyal. India as she is more often nowadays and it made king, for the time being of the khyber rifles, happier than some other men can be in ballrooms. The khyber pass scenes were shot in the alabama hills, lone pine, california. The khyber rifles is a paramilitary force forming part of the modern pakistani paramilitarys frontier corps.
Released by 20th century fox, the film was one of the first shot in technicolor cinemascope. It had one of hollywoods most versatile and underrated directors in henry king, a stirring musical score by the great bernard herrmann, plus one of the great matinee idol action stars, tyrone power. Freshly arrived sandhursttrained captain alan king, better versed in pashtun then any of the veterans and born locally as army brat, survives an attack on his escort to his northwest frontier province garrison near the khyber pass because of ahmed, a native afridi deserter from the muslim fanatic rebel karram khans forces. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy takes place at the beginning of world war i. Our version stars 20th century fox mainstay tyrone power who was coming to an end of his long term studio contract. The first film adaptation was the black watch uk title king of the khyber rifles, released in 1929 and starring victor mclaglen and myrna loy. Editions of king of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy.
The film shares its title but little else with the novel king of the khyber rifles 1916 by talbot mundy. King of the khyber rifles works best as an action pictureand in this respect it is immensely superior to the earlier john ford film, which almost plays like a comedy when seen today. Talbot mundy born william lancaster gribbon, 1879 1940 was an englishborn american writer of adventure fiction. King of the khyber rifles the bernard herrmann society. King of the khyber rifles relocates many of the old standbys of cavalry pictures from the old west to the north west frontier, with tyrone power the halfcaste british army officer who finds himself serving in his hometown in the runup to another indian mutiny and night of the long knives. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Jane eyre, anna and the king of siam, the ghost and mrs. King of the khyber rifles king of the khyber rifles 1953. The goodwill of his commanding officer, general maitland michael rennie, is. King of the khyber rifles tyrone power, michael rennie videos4u2c.
This is a technicolor widescreen film which is now over 60 years old. Publication date 1916 publisher the bobbsmerrill company. He was twice nominated for the best director oscar. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy free at loyal books.
King of the khyber rifles wont rank among the greats of english literature, but it is an enjoyable romp through the myths of the british empires glory days before reality came crashing in. King of the khyber rifles tyrone power michael rennie. The rocky landscape of the alabama hills, lone pine, central california tyrone power is the conflicted, halfindian officer with the khyber rifles, pitched against his stepbrother in this standard cinemascope adventure. A second version, king of the khyber rifles 1953 featured tyrone power and terry moore. Based for most of his life in the united states, he also wrote under the pseudonym of walter galt. Muir, the day the earth stood still, five fingers, hangover square, the snows of kilimanjaro, a hatful of rain, white witch doctor, beneath the 12mile reef, the egyptian, garden of evil, king of the khyber rifles, blue denim, prince of players, the man in the gray flannel suit, journey. A british officer trains the khyber rifles regiment, but being half indian, encounters the prejudice of his fellow officers. They include action movies like king of the khyber rifles, as well as literary adaptations the sun also rises, westerns the gunfighter and musicals carousel.
Athelstan king is a british secret agent stationed in india at the beginning of wwi. King of the khyber rifles 1953 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. We had seen this really cool movie on the late show called king of the khyber rifles, and it was full of adventure, romance, and exotic locales. Nov 29, 2017 sleepers west lloyd nolan, lynn bari, mary beth hughes. A classic boys own adventure directed by henry king. The story of captain athelstan king of the british india secret service and his attempt to prevent a germanbacked jihad break out. From the makers of the famous king sabre balanced to perfection and weighted for all needs rifles are equiped with a leather sling rifles are a prop item and are not guaranteed against breakage. It looks fabulous in cinemascope and technicolor, the dialogue is snappy, the sets and costumes detailed, the music rousing, there are exciting fights and some romance.
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