King Rat (1965)

They Made the Toughest Among Them... King!

Movie · Drama, War · 2h 14m · Rated 7.1/10 on TMDB · Released October 27, 1965

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.

Directed by Bryan Forbes

Cast

• George Segal as Corporal King
• James Fox as Peter Marlowe
• Tom Courtenay as Grey
• Patrick O'Neal as Max
• James Donald as Dr. Kennedy
• John Mills as Smedley-Taylor
• Denholm Elliott as Larkin
• Leonard Rossiter as McCoy
• Joe Turkel as Dino
• Todd Armstrong as Tex
• Gerald Sim as Jones
• Richard Dawson as Weaver

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