


King Rat (1965)
King Rat
Allied prisoners struggle to survive the rigours of a Japanese PoW camp, as a silver-tongued US corporal sets out to provide all manner of black-market supplies to his fellow inmates. But while he is a saviour to most of the men, his activities earn him the enmity of a strait-laced British soldier. Second World War drama based on James Clavell's bestseller, starring George Segal, Tom Courtenay, James Fox, John Mills and Denholm Elliott
King Rat airs on Talking Pictures TV at 3:00 PM, Saturday 14 June. (Subtitles.)
Certificate
PG
Topics
Movie ➝ Drama
Historical ➝ Period Drama
Literary Adaptation
Prison Drama
War
George Segal
Actor
Tom Courtenay
Actor
James Fox
Actor