king of the khyber rifles is a 1953 american adventure movie. it was directed by henry king. the movie is based on the 1916 novel of the same name by talbot mundy. the novel was also the basis of the 1929 movie "the black witch". actors include tyrone power, terry moore, michael rennie, guy rolfe, richard wyler, and john farrow. it was distributed by 20th century fox.