Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

I am not sure why so many Hollywood productions featured the Imperial British in a very favorable light--such as in "Gunga Din", "Lives of a Bengal Lancer", "The Four Feathers" and this film. You'd think, in light of our own Revolution, we'd be rooting for the natives!! It was THEIR land, after all. Regardless, the film is just one of a bazillion others in most regards--just not as interesting. The only major difference is that there's a subplot about Tyrone Power supposedly being a half-caste--part British and part Indian Muslim. But the writer really didn't do that much with it--just make Power a gung-ho Britain-loving officer. As a result, although it is a bit different, otherwise it's a very ordinary film. As for Power, he's rather limp and it's not among his better films.By the way, although this is a pretty fair film, it does have one of the dumber clichés in film and TV history. When Tyrone Power's character shows people a picture of his father in a locket, it's his exact image--as if fathers give birth to sons who look 100% like them!! I would have at least taken the picture with a fake nose or weird hairdo! Oh well, at least it wasn't an identical cousin! You know, it would have been great if the picture had been of Tyrone Power, Sr.---Tyrone's father who was a famous actor during the silent era.

I just came across this film as a free download on Lovefilm, it's in cinema-scope, Technicolour, great cast including Tyrone Power, Terry Moore Michael Rennie, John Justin, Guy Rolfe and directed by one of the great Hollywood directors, Henry King. Tyrone Power gives one of his best performances, he plays the part of a mixed race British officer with such dignity, I was also very impressed with Michael Rennie as the company commander and farther of the girl Tyrone's character falls in love with, what is there not to like. Here is the link so you can get to see this wonderful film: http://www.lovefilm.com/product/93881-King-of-the-Khyber-Rifles.html

My dad was a RSM (Regimental Sgt. Major) of what we called then the Royal British Marines and are now called just Marines. He'd met and gotten to know some of the men in the 22nd Gurkha Rifle Regiment and remembered them to be; short,tough as nails, and as good a friend as you could ever hope to find. So when I heard the title of this movie I just HAD to see it. I hope this doesn't SPOIL it for anyone;but I'd seen this movie when quite young and I will always remember that scene where the one soldier says to Captain King while drawing his Kukri(Gurkha Knife) from it's sheath: "With these Blades of steel; We will follow you to the death". I can't help but wonder how long those people will stay asleep that should be putting this movie on DVD?

This film is an excellent adventure film. Tyrone Power was a good actor - always entertaining and full of charm. Sadly this film is NEVER shown on TV and is not available on video - this is nothing short of being a scandal!!! Although this is not Power at his best, it is worth seeing, and certainly worthy of a place in my video collection. Smarten up 20th Century Fox and find this film before it decays to dust - or has this happened already?