Toad,

The melody is clearly The Minstral Boy. The Man Who Would Be King can be read as a lot of separate themes and I supose that hubris could be one of them. But when I reread it recently I read a story of undying friendship and dedication. John Houston made the film and it is in some ways similar to his film The Treasure of the Sierra Madres. Sean Connery and Michael Caine talk of this film in bitter sweet ways. They put a lot into the movie and felt it was poorly handled. Its a top 10 of mine.

Don