Der Mann, der König sein wollte

Ein ausgezeichneter Film, in dem es zwei Könige gibt – Connery und Caine. Was soll ich sagen… Wenn Sie Abenteuer, Spannung, den britischen Humor, Filme über Freundschaften, die auf die Probe gestellt werden, und Filme, die einen Gedanken haben, mit dem man sich lange befassen kann, mögen… Der Mann, der König sein wollte ist hier für Sie. Manche Momente sind unvergesslich, z. B. die Szene mit der Lawine, mit dem Ballspiel, der Hochzeit oder die Szene mit der Hängebrücke. (13.03.2010)

This isn’t a “made in Hollywood" movie about Bolek Polívka, King of Moravian Walachia, as some of you might think, but about different self-declared rulers. But in view of the fact that Huston was purely and simply king at making this sort of perfectly-acted adventure spectaculars, it doesn’t matter. The chemistry between Connery and Caine is so perfect that I can’t think of any duo of screen comrades that can beat it. Personally, I’m not at all surprised at the Kafirstanis that they confused Connery with a god. And what with his performance, I wasn’t far away from making the same mistake myself. And since it’s so easy to become a ruler, I’m off to join the ranks of the blue blooded. But I’ll be more clever about it. I’ll focus on the west, on civilized countries if the east has already been divided up. I bet they’re waiting for me with bated breath. At least I hope so; at worst I can at least take in a bit of sightseeing. (25.04.2008)

Fame and fortune! An honest to goodness adventure movie about two crafty soldiers willing to travel to the ends of the earth for money, until a crown and a women made them stray from their path. Amazing production design and the excellent cast entertains even after all these years. Danny and Peachy are such an entertaining pair that I would like to see another story with them, maybe from their army days. (02.05.2013)