King Rat
King Rat
King Rat
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1965
2h 14m
7.1(76 votes)
Drama
War

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.

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45 members
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George Segal

Corporal King

George Segal
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James Fox

Peter Marlowe

James Fox
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Tom Courtenay

Grey

Tom Courtenay
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Patrick O'Neal

Max

Patrick O'Neal
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James Donald

Dr. Kennedy

James Donald
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John Mills

Smedley-Taylor

John Mills
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Denholm Elliott

Larkin

Denholm Elliott
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Leonard Rossiter

McCoy

Leonard Rossiter
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Joe Turkel

Dino

Joe Turkel
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Todd Armstrong

Tex

Todd Armstrong
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Gerald Sim

Jones

Gerald Sim
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Richard Dawson

Weaver

Richard Dawson
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John Standing

Daven

John Standing
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John Ronane

Hawkins

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Alan Webb

Brant

Alan Webb
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Geoffrey Bayldon

Vexley

Geoffrey Bayldon
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Wright King

Brough

Wright King
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Hamilton Dyce

Padre

Hamilton Dyce
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Michael Lees

Stevens

Michael Lees
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John Merivale

Foster

John Merivale
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Arthur Malet

Blakeley

Arthur Malet
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Michael Stroka

Miller

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Dale Ishimoto

Yoshima

Dale Ishimoto
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William Fawcett

Steinmetz

William Fawcett
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Teru Shimada

Japanese General

Teru Shimada
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David Frankham

Cox

David Frankham
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John Warburton

Commandant

John Warburton
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Reg Lye

Tinker Bell

Reg Lye
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John Orchard

Gurble

John Orchard
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Hedley Mattingly

Dr Prudhomme

Hedley Mattingly
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John Barclay

Spence

John Barclay
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Louis Neervort

Torusumi

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Edward Ashley

Prouty

Edward Ashley
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Anthony Faramus

Prisoner

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David Haviland

Masters

David Haviland
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Laurence Conroy

Townsend

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Roy Duane

Peterson

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John Levingston

Myner

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Sam Reese

Kurt

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Bryan Forbes

Radio (Voice)

Bryan Forbes
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Brian Gaffikin

Prisoner in Hut

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Mathew McCue

Prisoner

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George Pelling

Major Barry

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Mickey Simpson

First Sergeant Camp Liberator

Mickey Simpson
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Dick Johnson

Pop

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