King Rat
“They Made the Toughest Among Them... King!”
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.
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Cast
45 people
George Segal
Corporal King
Known for
The Goldbergs
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James Fox
Peter Marlowe
Known for
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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Tom Courtenay
Grey
Known for
45 Years
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Patrick O'Neal
Max
Known for
Under Siege
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James Donald
Dr. Kennedy
Known for
The Great Escape
The Bridge on the River Kwai
John Mills
Smedley-Taylor
Known for
Great Expectations
Gandhi
Denholm Elliott
Larkin
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Trading Places
Leonard Rossiter
McCoy
Known for
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Joe Turkel
Dino
Known for
The Shining
Blade Runner
Todd Armstrong
Tex
Known for
Jason and the Argonauts
Thunder at the Border
Gerald Sim
Jones
Known for
Jack the Ripper
Patriot Games
Richard Dawson
Weaver
Known for
The Running Man
Hogan's Heroes
Bryan Forbes Director · James Clavell Author John Barry Composer
United States release October 27, 1965 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Japanese, Malay
Production
Coleytown
Production
Columbia Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese · Malay
Release dates
Sweden · October 27, 1965
Theatrical
United States · October 27, 1965
Theatrical
Australia
June 7, 1994 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 11, 1966 · Theatrical
Japan
March 8, 1966 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 2, 1965 · Theatrical
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