King John (play) King John (play) The Life and Death of King John, a history play by William Shakespeare, dramatises the reign of John, King of England (ruled 1199–1216), son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and father of Henry III of England. It is believed to have been written in the mid-1590s but was not published until it appeared in the First Folio in 1623. King John receives an ambassador from France who demands with a threat of war, that he renounce his throne in favour of his nephew, Arthur, whom the French King Philip believes to be the
The Man Who Would Be King (film) which he had to walk to the middle of the bridge. The cinematic version of "The Man Who Would be King" (1975) is a generally faithful adaptation of the novella "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888), by Rudyard Kipling, yet there are narrative differences: John Simon of "New York" magazine considered the film to be Huston's best work since "The African Queen", 23 years earlier. Jay Cocks of "Time" commented "John Huston has been wanting to make this movie for more than 20 years. It was worth the wait." Roger Ebert gave the film 4 stars and wrote: "It's