ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Anoushka Slater While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

oscar-35 *Spoiler/plot- King of the Khyber Rifles (1953). Takes place during the British Royal Raj era in India. Where a Half-cast born native Indian man becomes a British army officer and attempts to do his job in the ranks. He has many problems in and out of the British army.*Special Stars- Tyone Power, Terry Moore, Michael Rennie, Guy Rolfe, Frank Dekova.*Theme- The strict class system in 19th century Britian and also in it's armed forces makes challenges on everyone.*Trivia/location/goofs- External filming location: The 'Alabama Hills', outside Lone Pine Ca, off Hwy 395 below Mount Whitney area. Watch for the great character actor Frank DeKova playing another darkened ethnic par. He would later be seen in more films playing an American Indian.*Emotion- I recently saw this on my TV in a letter-boxed wide screen form. While I normally enjoy seeing the director's full frame and composition, this film suffered for me. I found the pace and plot to not served this film well with the lack of different closer angles and lenses to see the action and plot. I thought it ruined the film's story to a great measure. I know CimemaScope movies are supposed to show large scope and geographical beauty, but this bogged down the plot. And this seemed to pander to the CimemaScope gimmick too much to ruin the watchablility of the whole story. This period and historical film missed it for me. Thumbs DOWN.*Based On-British rule in Indian during Victorian times.-

dbborroughs The "king" of the title is the name of Tyrone Powers character a half caste officer who gets mixed up with Indian revolts in 1857 India. A huge sprawling epic made in the way that only old Hollywood could do, this is a rousing, if very stiff and stilted action tale thats all about looking good and being spectacular. Tyrone Power is wonderfully miscast as the hero, a man of action and duty who manages to do what no one else can do. Power is for me at best an adequate actor who only rarely found a role that worked for him. Here he cuts a dashing figure, but he otherwise seems out of place a British officer. I kind of groaned for the first 20 minutes before I gave myself over to the film thanks to its constantly on the go plot which has things moving at a good clip through beautiful landscapes. Very much worth a look, especially on a big screen, its an old style epic of the popcorn munching variety.Between 6 and 7 out of 10

Artemis-9 The film does give a fairly good contrast between the Indian and the English class systems. From the viewpoint of someone who's totally for racial integration and against class discrimination, this looked like an history, or political lesson, when I saw it in my early teens. What impressed me equally then, was the great beauty of Indian women, particularly that dancer in flimsy dress - and that were shown in erotic scenes or situations that the government censorship in my country would not have approved for 12-y-o minors, if it was not intended as propaganda against the English (who snubbed Portugal for not being democratic), and India who had taken back the former colonies of Goa, Damão and Diu a few years before). I recall the poor colours, and jumpy film, as the copy had been much used in popular theatres during its first release. Reading the critics of people who saw this film at a more mature age than I, I guess I would give it a second viewing if it appeared on video.

cjenkins This film is an excellent adventure film. Tyrone Power was a good actor - always entertaining and full of charm. Sadly this film is NEVER shown on TV and is not available on video - this is nothing short of being a scandal!!! Although this is not Power at his best, it is worth seeing, and certainly worthy of a place in my video collection. Smarten up 20th Century Fox and find this film before it decays to dust - or has this happened already?