2021
5.5 (75 votes)
1h 41m
Genres
Drama
Adventure
History
Production Companies
Margate House Films
Edge of the World
The true story that inspired The Man Who Would Be King
Overview
Sarawak, in the northeast of the island of Borneo, 1839. Almost by chance, the British adventurer James Brooke is appointed rajah by the Sultan of Brunei, and as an independent ruler he embarks on a personal crusade to eradicate piracy, slavery and headhunting, while trying to curb the malevolent expansionist ambitions of the British Empire.
Key Crew
Director: Michael Haussman
Producer: Conroy Chan Chi-Chung, Rob Allyn, Josie Ho
Director of Photography: Jaime Feliu-Torres
Screenplay: Rob Allyn, Jacqueline Feather
Top Cast
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Sir James Brooke
Josie Ho
Madame Lim
Dominic Monaghan
Crookshank
Hannah New
Elizabeth Crookshank
Ralph Ineson
Sir Edward Beech
Bront Palarae
Pengiran Indera Mahkota
Shaheizy Sam
Subu
Rahim Razali
Sultan of Brunei
Videos
Official UK Trailer
