Captain athelstan king is a secret agent for the british raj at the beginning of the first world war. You need a region free player to watch as it comes from europe. Still recruited from the pathan tribes that live in this savage. Against them a couple of hundred thousand tribesmen, very hungry for loot, armed with uptodate rifles, thanks to russia yesterday and germany today, and all perfectly well aware that a world war is in progress. You can almost smell the teeming masses of india crowding against you in the t. King of the khyber rifles was a 20th century fox cinemascope effort, directed by henry king, with only superficial similarities to either the novel by talbot mundy or the earlier film version john fords the black watch of 1929. The khyber pass scenes were shot in the alabama hills, lone pine, california. King directed the first of his more than 100 films in 1915.
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 british launched an expedition to avenge that defeat, and that led to another campaign in central asias great game. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy free at loyal. 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. King of the khyber rifles 1953 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Watch free online king of the khyber rifles 1953 old movie time. King of the khyber rifles 1953 henry king synopsis. Athelstan king is a british secret agent stationed in india at the beginning of wwi. King kong rifles are spun by the absolute best preformers in the world. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally 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. Tyrone power, terry moore, michael rennie, john justin. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy, fiction, during the british raj, the khyber pass was the witness to the struggles of wild, untamed people, conquerors, traders and adventurers. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy takes place at the beginning of world war i. Alan king tyrone power is a british army captain serving in india. Sent to the threatened garrison post of peshawar he is shunned by his fellow officers because he is half indian. King of the khyber rifles action adventure set in colonial india. 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. Set in colonial india in 1857, tyrone power stars as british army officer captain king. 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.
After an adventurous life in various parts of the world he settled in the united states in. Khyber rifles is a twoplayer game of that fateful year in afghanistan. 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. As soon as his fellow officers learn his mother was a native muslim. Talbot mundy born william lancaster gribbon, 1879 1940 was an englishborn american writer of adventure fiction. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. To stop a holy war singlehanded would be rather like stopping the windpossibly easy enough, if one knew the way. The goodwill of his commanding officer, general maitland michael rennie, is. Watch king of the khyber rifles full movie in hd visit freshly arrived sandhursttrained captain alan king, better. Kingof the khyber rifles by talbot mundy, paperback. The author, talbot mundy 18791940, was born in england. Based for most of his life in the united states, he also wrote under the pseudonym of walter galt. Kohat a force of tribaymilitia 450 strong called the samana rifles. 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.
King of the khyber rifles full full movie, king of the khyber rifles full full movie streaming king of the khyber rifles full movie engsub watch king of the khyber rifles full english full movie. Kingof the khyber rifles ebook by talbot mundy rakuten kobo. He was twice nominated for the best director oscar. King of the khyber rifles online stream king of the khyber rifles gratis. Two battalions of khyber rifles, hired to hold the pass against their own relations. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. A half breed british officer deals with rebellion and prejudice in india. King of the khyber rifleschapter ii wikisource, the.
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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 khyber rifles is a paramilitary force forming part of the modern pakistani paramilitarys frontier corps. Read khyber rifles from the british raj to al qaeda by jules stewart available from rakuten kobo. Captain athelstan king is a secret agent for the british raj at the beginning of the first world. He plunged into its crowd much as a man in the mood might plunge into a whirlpool. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy free at loyal books. King of the khyber rifles wikisource, the free online.
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. 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. When by chance his fellow soldiers learn that hes a halfcaste born not far from where theyre serving, they discriminate. Dating from the late nineteenth century the regiment provided the title and setting for a widely read novel, king of the khyber rifles. Librivox recording of king of the kyber rifles, by talbot mindy. 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. A romance of adventure by talbot mundy free ebook project gutenberg.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. King of the khyber rifles 1953 king of the khyber rifles. King of the khyber rifles tyrone power, michael rennie. Kingof the khyber rifles by talbot mundy, fiction, during the british raj, the khyber pass was the witness to the struggles of wild, untamed people, conquerors, traders and adventurers. 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. Jul 01, 2004 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Khyber rifles ebook by jules stewart 9780752495583 rakuten. Varese sarabande cd club vcl 1211 1128 country united states format cd release date 27dec2011 box set with 14 cds. 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. He is attached to the khyber rifles regiment as a cover, but his real job is to prevent a holy war. Nothing spins like, or lasts as long as a king kong rifle.
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