India as she is more often nowadays and it made king, for the time being of the khyber rifles. 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. Dating from the late nineteenth century the regiment provided the title and setting for a widely read novel, king of the khyber rifles. 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 tyrone power michael rennie. See the full list of king of the khyber rifles cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Bernard herrmann, herrmann, bernard bernard herrmann at fox, vol. 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 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 dvd for sale online ebay. 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 1953 the movie database tmdb. Athelstan king is a british secret agent stationed in india at the beginning of wwi.
This novel was also the basis for john fords the black watch 1929. This is a technicolor widescreen film which is now over 60 years old. 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. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. 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 is a marvelously entertaining film helmed with energy and flair. King of the khyber rifles project gutenberg australia. 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 classic movie ramblings.
King of the khyber rifles 1953 cast and crew moviefone. King of the khyber rifles 1953 dvd tyrone power terry moore. Dec 21, 2018 king of the khyber rifles 1953 tyrone power, terry moore adventure, drama, history. Russianborn publisher albert lewis kanter 18971973 created classic comics for elliot publishing company in 1941 with its debut issue being the three musketeers. 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. You can watch king of the khyber rifles online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. The red badge of courage complete 1974 civil war tvmovie by lionheart filmworks. King of the khyber rifles 1953 king of the khyber rifles. King directed the first of his more than 100 films in 1915. His films show a wide range range of subject and style. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy goodreads.
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. Watch free online king of the khyber rifles 1953 old movie time. The khyber pass scenes were shot in the alabama hills, lone pine, california. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival. Tyrone power, terry moore, michael rennie, john justin. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy free at loyal books. King of the khyber rifles wikisource, the free online. Romanticexciting adventure film with a lot of routine, great external effort and solid actors set in scene. King of the khyber rifles is a swashbuckling adventure starring. And both movies were film adaptations of talbot mundys 1916 novel, king of the khyber rifles. 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. Alan king tyrone power is a british army captain serving in india. King of the khyber rifles 1953 tyrone power terry moore.
The khyber rifles is a paramilitary force forming part of the modern pakistani paramilitarys frontier corps. Be sure to check out the many interesting links at the day one roundup and additional roundups throughout the next few days. However, the 1929 film seemed to be a closer adaptation of mundys novel, than this 1953 film that. King will take his khyber rifles under cover of darkness into the hills and attack the enemy. The movie was based on the classic adventure novel king of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy.
This novel was also the basis for john fords the black watch. 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. Aug 23, 2016 king of the khyber rifles 1953 asced maka. King of the khyber rifles 1953 tyrone power, terry moore adventure, drama, history. King of the khyber rifles 1953 henry king synopsis. King of the khyber rifles is set at a british outpost in india in 1857. King of the khyber rifles 1953 dvd tyrone power terry. 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 soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. 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. 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.
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. He was twice nominated for the best director oscar. Tyrone power, michael rennie, terry moore director. After an adventurous life in various parts of the world he settled in the united states in. A second version, king of the khyber rifles 1953 featured tyrone power and terry moore. King of the khyber rifles prelude by bernard herrmann youtube. A diversionary move will be made by a small contingent to try and fool khan. Yet its entertaining enough and full of enough action to satisfy those who crave it in their films. Released by 20th century fox, the film was one of the first shot in technicolor cinemascope.
Set in colonial india in 1857, tyrone power stars as british army officer captain king. 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. Apr 04, 2014 a classic boys own adventure directed by henry king. King of the khyber rifles 1953 directed by henry king. King of the khyber rifles prelude by bernard herrmann, conducted by william stromberg. King of the khyber rifles 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. King of the khyber rifles is a 1953 adventure film directed by henry king and starring tyrone power and terry moore. King of the khyber rifles 1953 tyrone power, terry moore. The author, talbot mundy 18791940, was born in england. 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. Sent to the threatened garrison post of peshawar he is shunned by his fellow officers because he is half indian. A half breed british officer deals with rebellion and prejudice in india. Classics illustrated 107 king of the khyber rifles 1953.
Apart from the title and the khyber pass setting, it has little in common with mundys novel. Narcotics control division pakistan intelligence agencies. Talbot mundy 1879 1940 athelstan king is a british secret agent stationed in india at the beginning of wwi. 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. King says there is a way to get at the enemy in the hills. And if they use the enfield rifles, the british will have a big advantage over the natives. As soon as his fellow officers learn his mother was a native muslim.
Librivox recording of king of the kyber rifles, by talbot mindy. 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. Romanticexciting adventure film with a lot of routine, great external effort and solid actors set in. Power plays a british army captain of mixed racial parentage and. 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. The goodwill of his commanding officer, general maitland michael rennie, is. King of the khyber rifles 1953 tyrone power, terry moore adventure, drama, history by directors club cinema.
King of the khyber rifles is getting its second film adaption in this 1953 remake of black watch. 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 dvd, 2011 for sale online ebay. 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. May 16, 2011 king of the khyber rifles prelude by bernard herrmann, conducted by william stromberg. 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. King of the khyber rifles, full movie full movie 1953. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. 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 by talbot mundy takes place at the beginning of world war i. There were numerous tiny marks, some small vertical scratches and some minor interlacing but nothing that was distracting. 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, 1st printing, painted cover. This post on king of the khyber rifles 1953 is my contribution to the british empire in film blogathon being hosted from november. 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. The film shares its title but little else with the novel king of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy. 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. 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 1953 the movie soundtrack. The actors do their best, but the storyline is trite and stilted when dwelling on matters of honor and romance. 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 1953 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy free at loyal. 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. 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. 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. The film shares its title but little else with the novel king of the khyber rifles 1916 by talbot mundy.
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