King Rat (1965)
- Starring:
- George Segal, Tom Courtenay, (more)
- Director(s):
- Bryan Forbes
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of King Rat
James Clavell incorporated a few of his own experiences as a British POW in his novel King Rat. Bryan Forbes' film version stars George Segal as the mastermind of all black market operations in a Japanese prison camp. He is called "King Rat" because of his breeding of rodents to serve as food for his emaciated fellow prisoners; the nickname also alludes to Segal's shifty personality. British officer James Fox helps Segal expand his operation to include trading with the Japanese officers. Though on surface level a thoroughly selfish sort, Segal saves the ailing Fox's life by wangling precious antibiotics from the guards. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 134 mins
Complete Cast of King Rat
- George Segal - Corporal King
- James Fox - Peter Marlowe
- Denholm Elliott - Lieutenant Colonel Larkin
- James Donald - Dr. Kennedy
- Leonard Rossiter - Major McCoy
- Alan Webb - Col. Brant
- Hamilton Dyce - Chaplain Drinkwater
- Geoffrey Bayldon - Squadron Leader Vexley
- Dale Ishimoto - Yoshima
- Arthur Malet - Makeley
- John Orchard - Private Gurble
- Michael Lees - Stevens
- John Barclay - Spence
- John Merivale - Foster
- William Fawcett - Steinmetz
- Laurence Conroy - Townsend
- Sammy Reese - Kurt
- Wright King - Brough
- Gerald Sim - Col. Jones
- Richard Dawson - Weaver
- Tom Courtenay - Lieutenant Grey
- Patrick O'Neal - Max
- John Mills - Col. Smedley-Taylor
- Todd Armstrong - Tex
- John Standing - Capt. Daven
- John Ronane - Capt. Hawkins
- Joe Turkel - Dino
- George Pelling - Maj. Barry
- David Frankham - Cox
- Michael Stroka - Miller
- Reg Lye - Tinkerbell
- John Warburton - Commandant
- Brian Gaffikin - Prisoner in hut
- Teru Shimada - Japanese General
- Roy Dean - Peterson
- Edward Ashley - Prouty
- Hedley Mattingly - Dr. Prodhomme
- Dick Johnson - Pop
- David Haviland - Master
- Director(s):
- Bryan Forbes
- Writer(s):
- Bryan Forbes
- Producer(s):
- James Woolf
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Not For Children)
- Categories:
- War
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