Over the years, i only recall 2 screenings in my neck of the woods on italian. Find king of the khyber rifles nonusa format, pal, reg. Set in colonial india in 1857, tyrone power stars as british army officer captain king. The khyber pass region between afghanistan and pakistan is the home to some real gun enthusiasts. Tyrone power, terry moore, michael rennie, john justin. King of the khyber rifles wikisource, the free online. Varese sarabande cd club vcl 1211 1128 country united states format cd release date 27dec2011 box set with 14 cds. India history sepoy rebellion, 18571858 fiction subject. King of the khyber rifles 1953 henry king synopsis. Rifles are available with white or black strap and your selection of bolt color. So king began to write, in urdu, for reasons of his own. Buy king of khyber rifles by talbot mundy from amazons fiction books store. 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.
Aug 23, 2016 the enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration. He is attached to the khyber rifles regiment as a cover, but his real job is to prevent a holy war. 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. The khyber pass scenes were shot in the alabama hills, lone pine, california. Khyber rifles is a twoplayer game of that fateful year in afghanistan. King sat at a box and waited, as if to take dictation, but the mullah, tugging at his beard, grew furious. Narcotics control division pakistan intelligence agencies. 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. Mar 29, 2008 king of the khyber rifles action adventure set in colonial india. He was twice nominated for the best director oscar. King of the khyber rifles talbot mundy annotated full version of great classics work ebook. Editions of king of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy. Set in colonial india in 1857, tyrone power stars as british army. 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.
The goodwill of his commanding officer, general maitland michael rennie, is. White comes in to tell the colonel that an afridi is here to speak to capt. The afridi is the same one who saved man british lives by alerting capt. 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 is getting its second film adaption in this 1953 remake. King of the khyber rifles tyrone power, michael rennie youtube. King directed the first of his more than 100 films in 1915. 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. 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. Heavily influenced both by mundys own unsuccessful career in india and by his interest in theosophy, it describes king s adventures among the mostly muslim tribes of the north with the mystical woman adventuress, princess.
After an adventurous life in various parts of the world he settled in the united states in. 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. Athelstan king is a british secret agent stationed in india at the beginning of wwi. Jan 07, 2017 king sat at a box and waited, as if to take dictation, but the mullah, tugging at his beard, grew furious. The miracle of 1951 stories from the world of sports. Terry moore, tyrone power on poster art, 1953, tm and copyright.
King of the khyber rifles talbot mundy audiobook and. Balboa discoverer of the pacific ocean great lives. Kotkr stands for king of the khyber rifles moviebook. King of the khyber rifles is an old fashioned adventure, with the sheer joy, colour and exuberance that sometimes seems lacking in many, more modern, adventure films. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy free at loyal books. Alan king tyrone power is a british army captain serving in india. King of the khyber rifleschapter xvii wikisource, the free. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy takes place at the beginning of world war i.
King kong rifles are spun by the absolute best preformers in the world. Kotkr is defined as king of the khyber rifles moviebook very rarely. Mar 18, 2018 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 talbot mundy annotated full version. King of the khyber rifles tyrone power, michael rennie. King of the khyber rifles wikisource, the free online library. King of the khyber rifles is a novel by british writer talbot mundy. King of the khyber rifleschapter xvii wikisource, the. 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 correctly and is only avilable with a strap. A british officer trains the khyber rifles regiment, but being half indian, encounters the prejudice of his fellow officers. Dating from the late nineteenth century the regiment provided the title and setting for a widely read novel, king of the khyber rifles. King of the khyber rifles action adventure set in colonial india. King lay lazily on the cushions of a firstclass carriage in the rear, utterly absorbed in the principles of antiseptic dressing, as if that had anything to do with prussians and the khyber pass. Britannia in afghanistan in 1842 afghan rebels destroyed a british army as it tried to fight its way from kabul to the safety of the khyber pass.
King of the khyber rifles prelude by bernard herrmann youtube. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy free at loyal. A tactical level game, simulating the constant struggle between the forces of the raj and their various opponents, e. 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. 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. Kotkr king of the khyber rifles moviebook acronymfinder. 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 by talbot mundy goodreads. It had one of hollywoods most versatile and underrated directors in henry king, a stirring musical score by the great bernard herrmann, plus one of the great matinee idol action stars, tyrone power. 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 film online gratis henry king wikipedia.
King of the khyber rifles 1953 cast and crew moviefone. Sent to the threatened garrison post of peshawar he is shunned by his fellow officers because he is half indian. When by chance his fellow soldiers learn that hes a halfcaste born not far from where theyre serving, they discriminate. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. The khyber rifles is a paramilitary force forming part of the modern pakistani paramilitarys frontier corps. King of the khyber rifles soundtrack from 1954, composed by bernard herrmann. How is king of the khyber rifles moviebook abbreviated.
King of the khyber rifles is a 1953 adventure film directed by henry king and starring tyrone. See the full list of king of the khyber rifles cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The scenarios are primarily hypothetical occurrences that are representative of the actions that took. The british launched an expedition to avenge that defeat, and that led to another campaign in central asias great game. Librivox recording of king of the kyber rifles, by talbot mindy.
Excerpted from talbot mundy on wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This novel was also the basis for john fords the black watch 1929. 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. The enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration. It looks fabulous in cinemascope and technicolor, the dialogue is snappy, the sets and costumes detailed, the music rousing, there are exciting fights and some romance. 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. Nothing spins like, or lasts as long as a king kong rifle. 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. 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 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 project gutenberg ebook of kingof the khyber rifles, by talbot mundy this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
To stop a holy war singlehanded would be rather like stopping the windpossibly easy enough, if one knew the way. The author, talbot mundy 18791940, was born in england. Extra supplies for your kong rifles designs by king. King of the khyber rifles prelude by bernard herrmann. The period depicted here is the mid 1870s through the early 1880s. It had one of hollywoods most versatile and underrated.
Catala euskara francais italiano nederlands simple english. With tyrone power, terry moore, michael rennie, john justin. 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. Released by classic soundtrack collector in 2014 containing music from king of the khyber rifles 1954. He is attached to the khyber rifles regiment as a cover, but his real job is to prevent a holy. Afghan native irregulars and regulars and the fierce pathan tribesmen, of the northwest frontier. King will take his khyber rifles under cover of darkness into the hills and attack the enemy.
923 4 1334 706 604 1108 1515 1339 800 3 956 350 277 18 754 203 544 829 239 762 1328 1016 1131 284 1018 224 130 355