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King Rat

1965·2h 14m·Approved
DramaWar
IMDb Rating
★ 7.5/10
5,558 votes

Fast-talking wheeler-dealer Corporal King is stuck in a Malaysian P.O.W. camp during World War II and uses bribery and larceny to take de-facto control of the camp.

King Rat is a 1965 drama war movie directed by Bryan Forbes, starring Tom Courtenay, Todd Armstrong, George Segal. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 5,558 votes and runs 2h 14m.

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Director
Bryan Forbes
Stars
Tom Courtenay
Todd Armstrong
George Segal
Patrick O'Neal
Details
1965-10-27
134 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English, Japanese, Malay
Keywords
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