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King Rat (1965)
- NR
- 10/27/1965 (US)
- Drama, War
- 2h 14m
They Made the Toughest Among Them... King!
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.
Bryan Forbes
Director, ScreenplayJames Clavell
NovelCast
![George Segal's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/8G3FtWayzmeIw6jowE1XsNHNTqT.jpg)
George Segal
Corporal King![James Fox's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/fO11c8zUNNgNhYu4aLxgYiBoo6R.jpg)
James Fox
Peter Marlowe![Tom Courtenay's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/qdWWbANnljRUSj56r5BZiD760oi.jpg)
Tom Courtenay
Grey![Patrick O'Neal's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/cJvNPeEpig0GFwbC12uDuJD8PCo.jpg)
Patrick O'Neal
Max![James Donald's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/c1Uc1I8jRw1tdJk1gRG49XY5xKF.jpg)
James Donald
Dr. Kennedy![John Mills's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/jMqhI1NeTwgdKsrj9vMshk1r5hP.jpg)
John Mills
Smedley-Taylor![Denholm Elliott's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/5gbt1mJEOSuKHqi0CWl1okXjkim.jpg)
Denholm Elliott
Larkin![Leonard Rossiter's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/qXjGUJ2TjO3ltiEYMEJ658VeqkA.jpg)