KING RAT (1965)

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• Release Year: 1965
• Genre: War
• Plot: He entered WW II as a soldier and left the P.O.W. camp a king.; ; Oscar®-nominee George Segal (1967, Best Supporting Actor, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf) became a star with his performance in this epic WW II drama based on the best-selling novel by Shogun author James Clavell. ; ; The movie chronicles the scams of a streetwise GI held in a Japanese prison camp. ; ; Under the harrowing camp conditions, he rises to a position of power over his military and social superiors, manipulating those around him and controlling the prison's black market. ; ; King Rat is a powerful exploration of one man's struggle to survive and flourish against all odds. ; ; It was nominated for two 1965 Academy Awards® (Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography).; ; ;
• Cast: George Segal; Tom Courtenay; James Fox; Patrick O'Neal; Denholm Elliott; James Donald; Todd Armstrong; John Mills; Gerald Sim; Leonard Rossiter; John Standing; Alan Webb; John Ronane; Sammy Reese; Michael Lees; Wright King; Hamilton Dyce; Joe Turkel; John Merivale; Geoffrey Bayldon; Reg Lye; Arthur Malet; Hedley Mattingly; Dale Ishimoto; John Levingston; Teru Shimada; Richard Dawson; Michael Stroka; William Fawcett; Roy Duane; John Orchard; Larry Conroy; John Warburton; David Haviland; Anthony Faramus; Dick Johnson; John Barclay; George Pelling; David Frankham; Louis Neervort; Edward Ashley; Brian Gaffikin; Mickey Simpson; Bryan Forbes
• Director: Bryan Forbes
• Runtime: 2:14
• Company: Columbia Pictures
• Media Format: Movie