As soon as his fellow officers learn his mother was a native muslim. When by chance his fellow soldiers learn that hes a halfcaste born not far from where theyre serving, they discriminate against him. Just recently, i watched king of the khyber rifles and discovered that it was a remake of john fords 1929 adventure film, the black watch. Classics illustrated 107 king of the khyber rifles. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy takes place at the beginning of world war i. Classics illustrated 107 king of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy. The story of captain athelstan king of the british india secret service and his attempt to prevent a germanbacked jihad break out against the british administration in the northwest frontier. King of the khyber rifles 1953 directed by henry king. 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. Classics illustrated 107 king of the khyber rifles 1953. Mar 18, 2018 the story of captain athelstan king of the british india secret service and his attempt to prevent a germanbacked jihad break out against the british administration in the northwest frontier. 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. 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.
See the full list of king of the khyber rifles cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. King directed the first of his more than 100 films in 1915. King says there is a way to get at the enemy in the hills. King of the khyber rifles 1953 king of the khyber rifles. Librivox recording of king of the kyber rifles, by talbot mindy. To stop a holy war singlehanded would be rather like stopping the windpossibly easy enough, if one knew the way. The khyber pass scenes were shot in the alabama hills, lone pine, california.
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. Aug 23, 2016 this feature is not available right now. Excerpted from talbot mundy on wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Shop for your favorite king of the khyber rifles dvd 1953 at. Presented for the first time on dvd in the uk, king of the khyber rifles is a classic action adventure by legendary hollywood director henry king the black swan, the gunfighter, twelve o clock high. King of the khyber rifles 1953 henry king, tyrone power. The actors do their best, but the storyline is trite and stilted when dwelling on matters of honor and romance. 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 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. As soon as his fellow officers learn his mother was.
King of the khyber rifles 1953 the movie soundtrack. King of the khyber rifles 1953 is an american adventure film based on the novel of the same name. Set in colonial india in 1857, tyrone power stars as british army officer captain king. And both movies were film adaptations of talbot mundys 1916 novel, king of the khyber rifles. After an adventurous life in various parts of the world he settled in the united states in 1911 where he began his writing career. Mar 10, 2014 king of khyber rifles ost 1953 buylinks 1.
The protagonist is a 19th century british officer who had an indian mother, which makes him the target of bigotry on both sides. 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. You can watch king of the khyber rifles online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1953 movies 1953. 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. His films show a wide range range of subject and style. King of the khyber rifles tyrone power michael rennie. 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 is a 1953 english film stars tyrone power, henry king, harry kleiner, talbot mundy, ivan goff, ben roberts, frank p. A halfcaste british officer in 19thcentury india battles the prejudices of both his army colleagues and the local populace while trying to help put.
A diversionary move will be made by a small contingent to try and fool khan. A british officer has to fight against his boyhood friend in order to preserve the british raj and to win the hand of his colonels daughter. He also has to put down a rebellion led by a local leader. 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. King of the khyber rifles dvd 1953 shop classic dvds. Tyrone power, terry moore, michael rennie, john justin. Athelstan king is a british secret agent stationed in india at the beginning of wwi.
King of the khyber rifles wikisource, the free online. It stars tyrone power, terry moore, michael rennie, guy rolfe, richard wyler, john farrow and is distributed by 20th century fox other websites. He was twice nominated for the best director oscar. 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 is a marvelously entertaining film helmed with energy and flair. Watch king of the khyber rifles online stream full movie. King of the khyber rifles 1953 cast and crew moviefone. Maitland michael rennie puts king in charge of training local recruits.
King of the khyber rifles bright and colourful, oldfashioned north west frontier adventure set in 1857 when a british garrison in india is threatened by the local tribe. To stop a holy war singlehanded would be rather like stopping the wind. He is attached to the khyber rifles regiment as a cover, but his real job is to prevent a holy war. King of the khyber rifles the bernard herrmann society. King of the khyber rifles movie simple english wikipedia. King of the khyber rifles 1953 henry king synopsis. The movie was based on the classic adventure novel king of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy. 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.
Publication date 1953 topics graphic novel, comics. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy free at loyal books. King of the khyber rifles, full movie full movie 1953. King of the khyber rifles is a 1953 adventure film directed by henry king and starring tyrone power and terry moore. Browse our collection of hard to find, out of print and rare movies. It is also a remake of the 1929 movie, the black watch. Soon after, he falls for the generals daughter, susan terry moore, and volunteers to help put. Cast king of the khyber rifles 1953 tyrone power filmography. King of the khyber rifles 1953 greek subtitles youtube.
A second version, king of the khyber rifles 1953 featured tyrone power and terry moore. King of the khyber rifles film online gratis henry king wikipedia. Apart from the title and the khyber pass setting, it has little in common with mundys novel. 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. King of the khyber rifles 1953 the movie database tmdb. 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 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. King of the khyber rifles wikisource, the free online library. King of the khyber rifles 1953 henry king, tyrone power, terry moore, michael rennie, adventure, drama, romance, history. Jane eyre, anna and the king of siam, the ghost and mrs.
The author, talbot mundy 18791940, was born in england. King will take his khyber rifles under cover of darkness into the hills and attack the enemy. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy goodreads. This novel was also the basis for john fords the black watch 1929. 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 1953 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc.
India history sepoy rebellion, 18571858 fiction subject. However, the 1929 film seemed to be a closer adaptation of mundys novel, than this 1953 film that. King of the khyber rifles is a marvelously entertaining film. King of the khyber rifles is a 1953 american adventure film directed by henry king and is based on the 1916 novel of the same name by talbot mundy and was the basis of the 1929 film the black witch.
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