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King Rat

King Rat

They Made the Toughest Among Them... King!

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

134 mins

Rating

7.063/10

Release Date

27 October 1965

Country

United States of America

Cast

George Segal

George Segal

Corporal King

James Fox

James Fox

Peter Marlowe

Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay

Grey

Patrick O'Neal

Patrick O'Neal

Max

James Donald

James Donald

Dr. Kennedy

John Mills

John Mills

Smedley-Taylor

Denholm Elliott

Denholm Elliott

Larkin

Leonard Rossiter

Leonard Rossiter

McCoy

Joe Turkel

Joe Turkel

Dino

Todd Armstrong

Todd Armstrong

Tex

Gerald Sim

Gerald Sim

Jones

Richard Dawson

Richard Dawson

Weaver

John Standing

John Standing

Daven

John Ronane

John Ronane

Hawkins

Alan Webb

Alan Webb

Brant

Geoffrey Bayldon

Geoffrey Bayldon

Vexley

Wright King

Wright King

Brough

Hamilton Dyce

Hamilton Dyce

Padre

Michael Lees

Michael Lees

Stevens

John Merivale

John Merivale

Foster

Arthur Malet

Arthur Malet

Blakeley

Michael Stroka

Michael Stroka

Miller

Dale Ishimoto

Dale Ishimoto

Yoshima

William Fawcett

William Fawcett

Steinmetz

Teru Shimada

Teru Shimada

Japanese General

David Frankham

David Frankham

Cox

John Warburton

John Warburton

Commandant

Reg Lye

Reg Lye

Tinker Bell

John Orchard

John Orchard

Gurble

Hedley Mattingly

Hedley Mattingly

Dr Prudhomme

John Barclay

John Barclay

Spence

Louis Neervort

Louis Neervort

Torusumi

Edward Ashley

Edward Ashley

Prouty

Anthony Faramus

Anthony Faramus

Prisoner

David Haviland

David Haviland

Masters

Laurence Conroy

Laurence Conroy

Townsend

Roy Duane

Roy Duane

Peterson

John Levingston

John Levingston

Myner

Sam Reese

Sam Reese

Kurt

Bryan Forbes

Bryan Forbes

Radio (Voice)

Brian Gaffikin

Brian Gaffikin

Prisoner in Hut

Mathew McCue

Mathew McCue

Prisoner

George Pelling

George Pelling

Major Barry

Mickey Simpson

Mickey Simpson

First Sergeant Camp Liberator

Dick Johnson

Dick Johnson

Pop

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