King of the khyber rifles 1953 cast and crew moviefone. Article by dana jung when i was a kid, in between wanting to be spiderman and serving aboard the starship enterprise, i wanted to join the khyber rifles. King of the khyber rifles is great fun and very entertaining, made in cinemascope and technicolor to combat the encroachment of television during the golden age of hollywood. 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 native made a dive at his bosom for the knife, but he. Recruited from the pathan tribes that live in the nomans land between pakistan and afghanistan, the khyber rifles fought for the british raj against their own kith and kin. This rousing adventure, a remake of john fords the black watch, was given the full treatment by fox, which made this early cinemascope epic its major christmas release. Publication date 1953 topics graphic novel, comics collection. India history sepoy rebellion, 18571858 fiction subject. Optimized for the mobipocket reader, this is a very special edition. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy and librivox. See the full list of king of the khyber rifles cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. King of the khyber rifles talbot mundy annotated full version. After an adventurous life in various parts of the world he settled in the united states in. Athelstan king is a british secret agent stationed in india at the beginning of wwi. It had one of hollywoods most versatile and underrated. King of the khyber rifles 1953 download full hd tankveral.
It is perfect saturday afternoon material, a wonderful old fashioned adventure full of snappy dialogue, detailed sets, colourful costumes, galloping cavalry, action and. King of the khyber rifles 1953 henry king synopsis. King of the khyber rifles is a 1953 adventure film directed by henry king and starring tyrone power and terry moore. Dating from the late nineteenth century the regiment provided the title and setting for a widely read novel, king of the khyber rifles. The goodwill of his commanding officer, general maitland michael rennie, is. 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. 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 download full hd youtube. Classics illustrated 107 king of the khyber rifles 1953. King of the khyber rifles, by talbot mundy, free ebook. Watch king of the khyber rifles movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The scenarios are primarily hypothetical occurrences that are representative of the actions that took. Librivox recording of king of the kyber rifles, by talbot mindy. 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. King of the khyber rifles soundtrack from 1954, composed by bernard herrmann.
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. He plunged into its crowd much as a man in the mood might plunge into a whirlpool. A british officer has to fight against his boyhood friend in order to preserve the british raj and to win the hand of his colonels daughter. King kong rifles are spun by the absolute best preformers in the world. King of the khyber rifles tyrone power, michael rennie youtube. Presented for the first time on dvd in the uk, king of the khyber rifles is a classic action adventure by legendary hollywood director henry king the black swan, the gunfighter, twelve o clock high. Tyrone power, terry moore, michael rennie, john justin. Beware of the free download kindle edition its full of bad ocr transcription from an old. Captain athelstan king is a secret agent for the british raj at the beginning of the first world war.
Rifles are available with white or black strap and your selection of bolt color. The khyber pass region between afghanistan and pakistan is the home to some real gun enthusiasts. King of the khyber rifles 1953 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. A tactical level game, simulating the constant struggle between the forces of the raj and their various opponents, e. Tyrone power full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. It will show the high adventure of the pulp era of story telling. The khyber rifles is a paramilitary force forming part of the modern pakistani paramilitarys frontier corps. Focusing on a relationship between a halfcaste and a white girl was, in the early 1950s, an original cinematic theme, and king of the khyber rifles was unique for presenting it in adventure. Read khyber rifles by jules stewart for free with a 30 day free trial. Excerpted from talbot mundy on wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Set in colonial india in 1857, tyrone power stars as british army officer captain king. The period depicted here is the mid 1870s through the early 1880s. The badge of the corps comprised two crossed afghan daggers with the words khyber above and rifles below. 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 1953 tyrone power in king of the khyber rifles 1953. One of the early 20th century fox productions in technicolor and cinemascope, king of the kyber rifles, filmed out of lone pine in the alabama hills, is gorgeous to look at, has top draw high energy action though there isnt as much as you would like, and the cast turn in performances that are full of stiff upper lip and stout of heart splendour.
Once again, the king kong rifle is the lightest, strongest, fastest wooden rifle available in the world and comes pre taped by king to save you the time and headache of taping it. 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. We had seen this really cool movie on the late show called king of the khyber rifles, and it was full of adventure, romance, and exotic locales. A classic boys own adventure directed by henry king. Alan king tyrone power is a british army captain serving in india. King of the khyber rifles, 1st printing, painted cover. Released by classic soundtrack collector in 2014 containing music from king of the khyber rifles 1954. King of the khyber rifles tyrone power michael rennie. The khyber pass scenes were shot in the alabama hills, lone pine, california. King of the khyber rifles project gutenberg australia. These artisans if they can be called that can take a railroad rail, some old wood and scrap and with a motley collection of files, broken hammers and old vises can turn out something they can shoot at their neighbors or foreign invaders. A second later be gave a very good pretense of pain in his fingerends as the thief burst free.
Heavily influenced both by mundys own unsuccessful career in india and by his interest in theosophy, it describes kings adventures among the mostly muslim tribes of the north with the mystical woman adventuress, princess. King of the khyber rifles talbot mundy annotated full version of great classics work ebook. With tyrone power, terry moore, michael rennie, john justin. White comes in to tell the colonel that an afridi is here to speak to capt. To stop a holy war singlehanded would be rather like stopping the windpossibly easy enough, if one knew the way.
Delhi boasts a round halfdozen railway stations, all of them designed with regard to war, so that to king there was nothing unexpected in the fact that the train had brought him to an unexpected station. As soon as his fellow officers learn his mother was a native muslim. Sent to the threatened garrison post of peshawar he is shunned by his fellow officers because he is half indian. Jules stewart tells the story of colonel sir robert warburton, the man who raised the khyber rifles in 1878, and describes the khyber rifles in action. Read khyber rifles online by jules stewart books free 30day. The headquarters of the khyber rifles was at landi kotal. Afghan native irregulars and regulars and the fierce pathan tribesmen, of the northwest frontier. Maitland, whose policy is full equality among whites. King of the khyber rifles 1953 the movie database tmdb.
He is attached to the khyber rifles regiment as a cover, but his real job is to prevent a holy war. A british officer trains the khyber rifles regiment, but being half indian, encounters the prejudice of his fellow officers. King will take his khyber rifles under cover of darkness into the hills and attack the enemy. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy goodreads. Classics illustrated 107 king of the khyber rifles. Narcotics control division pakistan intelligence agencies. The afridi is the same one who saved man british lives by alerting capt. King of the khyber rifles movie trailer and videos tv guide. Watch king of the khyber rifles full movie in hd visit freshly arrived sandhursttrained captain alan king, better. The film shares its title but little else with the novel king of the khyber rifles 1916 by talbot mundy. King of the khyber rifles wikisource, the free online.
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 talbot mundy audiobook and. This novel was also the basis for john fords the black watch 1929. Set in colonial india in 1857, tyrone power stars as british army. The enemy king dost mohammed had surrendered in november 1840 and was given honourable. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. King is ordered to work with a mysterious and powerful eastern woman, yasmini. Editions of king of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy. King of the khyber rifles may well be mundys most famous work. There was plenty of excuse for relaxing his hold still further, and king made full use of it. The author, talbot mundy 18791940, was born in england. The three main garrisons of the regiment were landi kotal, at the western end of the pass, fort maude to the east, and ali masjid in the centre. King of the khyber rifles gets the full major picture treatment.
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