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Cast
Tyrone Power
as Capt. Alan King
Terry Moore
as Susan Maitland
Michael Rennie
as Brig. Gen. J. R. Maitland
John Justin
as Lt. Geoffrey Heath
Guy Rolfe
as Karram Khan
Richard Wyler
as Lt. Ben Baird
Murray Matheson
as Maj. Ian MacAllister
Frank De Kova
as Ali Nur
Argentina Brunetti
as Lali
Sujata Rubener
as Native Dancer
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1953
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresAdventure, Drama, Romance
Votes13
DirectorHenry King
WritersIvan Goff, Ben Roberts, Harry Kleiner
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.9 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsKing of the Khyber Rifles
About King of the Khyber Rifles
Freshly arrived Sandhurst-trained 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 Khan's forces. As soon as his fellow officers learn his mother was a native Muslim which got his parents disowned even by their own families, he falls prey to stubborn prejudiced discrimination, Lieutenant Geoffrey Heath even moves out of their quarters, except from half-Irish Lt. Ben Baird.
Directed by Henry King, King of the Khyber Rifles leans on a strong ensemble — Tyrone Power, Terry Moore, Michael Rennie — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about adventure titles of 1953.
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