Romanticexciting adventure film with a lot of routine, great external effort and solid actors set in. The khyber pass scenes were shot in the alabama hills, lone pine, california. King of the khyber rifles wikisource, the free online. King of the khyber rifles 1953 directed by henry king. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy free at loyal. And if they use the enfield rifles, the british will have a big advantage over the natives.
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. Yet its entertaining enough and full of enough action to satisfy those who crave it in their films. King of the khyber rifles 1953 the movie database tmdb. After an adventurous life in various parts of the world he settled in the united states in. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Talbot mundy 1879 1940 athelstan king is a british secret agent stationed in india at the beginning of wwi. King of the khyber rifles dvd for sale online ebay. Librivox recording of king of the kyber rifles, by talbot mindy. Nov 14, 2014 this post on king of the khyber rifles 1953 is my contribution to the british empire in film blogathon being hosted from november 14th through 17th at the stalking moon and phantom empires. Dec 21, 2018 king of the khyber rifles 1953 tyrone power, terry moore adventure, drama, history. This novel was also the basis for john fords the black watch. King of the khyber rifles 1953 classic movie ramblings. Mind you, the studio had released several during the period between its formation in 1935 and the 1953 release of king of the khyber rifles. King of the khyber rifles 1953 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc.
King of the khyber rifles dvd, 2011 for sale online ebay. Our version stars 20th century fox mainstay tyrone power who was coming to an end of his long term studio contract. 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 of the khyber rifles 1953 henry king synopsis. King of the khyber rifles is a swashbuckling adventure starring. King of the khyber rifles 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. King of the khyber rifles 1953 tyrone power terry moore. King of the khyber rifles 1953 dvd tyrone power terry moore. This post on king of the khyber rifles 1953 is my contribution to the british empire in film blogathon being hosted from november 14th through 17th at the stalking moon and phantom empires. An april 1940 daily variety item announced that the project, which had received numerous screen treatments during the past three years, was to be rewritten by sam hellman. Set in colonial india in 1857, tyrone power stars as british army officer captain king. King of the khyber rifles 1953 dvd tyrone power terry.
According to a april 21, 1936 hollywood reporter news item, king of the khyber rifles was originally to be produced by kenneth macgowan, with a screenplay by milton sperling and boris ingster. 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 1953 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. A second version, king of the khyber rifles 1953 featured tyrone power and terry moore. King directed the first of his more than 100 films in 1915. Apr 04, 2014 a classic boys own adventure directed by henry king. 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 rifles is a 1953 english film stars tyrone power, henry king, harry kleiner, talbot mundy, ivan goff, ben roberts, frank p. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy goodreads. He is attached to the khyber rifles regiment as a cover, but his real job is to prevent a holy war.
When by chance his fellow soldiers learn that hes a halfcaste born not far from where theyre serving, they discriminate. 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. India as she is more often nowadays and it made king, for the time being of the khyber rifles. King says there is a way to get at the enemy in the hills. 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 prelude by bernard herrmann youtube. Released by 20th century fox, the film was one of the first shot in technicolor cinemascope. King of the khyber rifles 1953 the movie soundtrack. 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. Dating from the late nineteenth century the regiment provided the title and setting for a widely read novel, king of the khyber rifles. Watch free online king of the khyber rifles 1953 old movie time. As soon as his fellow officers learn his mother was a native muslim. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. 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.
However, the 1929 film seemed to be a closer adaptation of mundys novel, than this 1953 film that. 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. King of the khyber rifles project gutenberg australia. May 16, 2011 king of the khyber rifles prelude by bernard herrmann, conducted by william stromberg. King of the khyber rifles tyrone power michael rennie. Tyrone power, michael rennie, terry moore director. A diversionary move will be made by a small contingent to try and fool khan. The author, talbot mundy 18791940, was born in england. A half breed british officer deals with rebellion and prejudice in india.
Romanticexciting adventure film with a lot of routine, great external effort and solid actors set in scene. There were numerous tiny marks, some small vertical scratches and some minor interlacing but nothing that was distracting. Aug 11, 2014 king of the khyber rifles 1953 king of the khyber rifles is a swashbuckling adventure starring tyrone power and set on indias north west frontier. King of the khyber rifles is getting its second film adaption in this 1953 remake of black watch. King of the khyber rifles 1953 tyrone power, terry moore adventure, drama, history by directors club cinema.
The goodwill of his commanding officer, general maitland michael rennie, is. Power was getting a little long in the tooth to be playing these roles, and hes not completely convincing as a halfcaste, but he still performs with likable dash. Bernard herrmann, herrmann, bernard bernard herrmann at fox, vol. The film shares its title but little else with the novel king of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy. King of the khyber rifles, full movie full movie 1953. And both movies were film adaptations of talbot mundys 1916 novel, king of the khyber rifles. Alan king tyrone power is a british army captain serving in india. The first major film signpost of these changes was king of the khyber rifles 1953, set in the sepoy mutiny of 1857, although the book is set during world war i and the khyber rifles were not. Power plays a british army captain of mixed racial parentage and. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy takes place at the beginning of world war i. The movie was based on the classic adventure novel king of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy. The khyber rifles is a paramilitary force forming part of the modern pakistani paramilitarys frontier corps. Downton abbey the complete collection box set dvd region 4 new.
King of the khyber rifles 1953 king of the khyber rifles. King of the khyber rifles 1953 tyrone power, terry moore adventure, drama, history. This post on king of the khyber rifles 1953 is my contribution to the british empire in film blogathon being hosted from november. This is a technicolor widescreen film which is now over 60 years old. King will take his khyber rifles under cover of darkness into the hills and attack the enemy. His films show a wide range range of subject and style. This features tyrone power as the half caste officer who saves a british garrison from the marauding forces of kauram khan guy rolfe in 19th.
King of the khyber rifles 1953 tyrone power, terry moore. King of the khyber rifles prelude by bernard herrmann, conducted by william stromberg. The actors do their best, but the storyline is trite and stilted when dwelling on matters of honor and romance. Tyrone power, terry moore, michael rennie, john justin. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival. 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. 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. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. 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. Athelstan king is a british secret agent stationed in india at the beginning of wwi. King of the khyber rifles 1953 cast and crew moviefone.
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. Be sure to check out the many interesting links at the day one roundup and additional roundups throughout the next few days. You can watch king of the khyber rifles online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. 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. Russianborn publisher albert lewis kanter 18971973 created classic comics for elliot publishing company in 1941 with its debut issue being the three musketeers. King of the khyber rifles is set at a british outpost in india in 1857. Narcotics control division pakistan intelligence agencies.
Sent to the threatened garrison post of peshawar he is shunned by his fellow officers because he is half indian. King of the khyber rifles, 1st printing, painted cover. King of the khyber rifles is a marvelously entertaining film helmed with energy and flair. 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. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable.
Mar 15, 2012 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. Classics illustrated 107 king of the khyber rifles 1953. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy free at loyal books. King of the khyber rifles 1953 king of the khyber rifles is a swashbuckling adventure starring tyrone power and set on indias north west frontier. This novel was also the basis for john fords the black watch 1929.
Aug 23, 2016 king of the khyber rifles 1953 asced maka. King of the khyber rifles is a 1953 adventure film directed by henry king and starring tyrone power and terry moore. See the full list of king of the khyber rifles cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. 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. 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.
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