 John Huston (I) (qv) tried to launch the film version of "The Man  Who Would Be King" many times before completing it . It was  originally conceived as a vehicle for Clark Gable (qv) and  Humphrey Bogart (qv) in the fifties, and later as a vehicle for  Burt Lancaster (qv) and Kirk Douglas (I) (qv). When it was  considered as a vehicle for Robert Redford (I) (qv) and  Paul Newman (I) (qv), Newman suggested Sean Connery (qv) and  Michael Caine (I) (qv).