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King Rat

starring: George Segal, Tom Courtenay, James Fox, Patrick O'Neal, Denholm Elliott
directed by: Bryan Forbes

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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9781404905658
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1404905650
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: May 06, 2003
Running Time: 134 minutes
Sales Rank: 13639
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: October 27, 1965



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Description:
George Segal is 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. 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. Stars Academy Award nominee, George Segal (TV's Just Shoot Me). Academy Award nominated film for Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography.

Amazon.com:
High on the list of best POW movies, King Rat bears some comparison to that compound over by the River Kwai... but this is an entirely more cynical exercise. In a Japanese prison camp, a brash American corporal (George Segal) runs a variety of money-making operations, much to the amazement of a young British officer (James Fox). Director Bryan Forbes, who adapted James Clavell's novel, follows different POWs through various strands of plot, each episode seemingly designed to highlight the dog-eat-dog nature of men held in close confinement. (In one pointedly black-comic sequence, it becomes man-eat-dog.) This was one of Segal's breakthrough roles, and his modern style fits the movie's anti-heroic, '60s approach. It was Oscar®-nominated for art direction and cinematography, which may sound odd for such a bleakly confined location, but the lucid starkness of the camp justifies the nods. The John Barry score, while apt, is similarly stark. --Robert Horton



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Survival under unthinkably brutal conditions
"King Rat" is a faithful rendition of James Clavell's fine novel of the same name. British soldiers ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Classic POW film
This film made a tremendous impact on me when I saw it as a young adult. Many years later, I saw the ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Very good adaptation
After reading the wonderful and moving novel by James Clavell, and finding out there was a film based ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Poor Sods
Good movie. Follows book very well. Amust see for George Segal fans.


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - you are loved whilel you're useful

This film isn't excellent but has quality although I think joints several aspects that are unpopular. ... Read More

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