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