King Rat (1965)

7.1/10 • 134 min • Drama War

Overview

When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi prison. Among the American prisoners is Cpl. King, a wheeler-dealer who has managed to establish a pretty good life for himself in the camp. King soon forms a friendship with an upper-class British officer who is fascinated with King's enthusiastic approach to life.

Cast

George Segal

James Fox

Tom Courtenay

Patrick O'Neal

James Donald

John Mills

Denholm Elliott

Leonard Rossiter

Joe Turkel

Todd Armstrong

Gerald Sim

Richard Dawson

John Standing

John Ronane

Alan Webb

Geoffrey Bayldon

Wright King

Hamilton Dyce

Michael Lees

John Merivale

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