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27 October 1965 (USA) moreTagline:
He entered WWII a soldier... and left a King. morePlot:
The Japanese prisoner-of-war camp Changi in Singapore, which houses Allied POWs, is a living hell. The... more | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Not in the Top 1000 Films moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | George Segal | ... | Corporal King: The American Hut |
 | Tom Courtenay | ... | Lt. Robin Grey: The Provost Staff |
| James Fox | ... | Peter Marlowe: Hut 16 |
| Patrick O'Neal | ... | Top Sgt. Max: The American Hut |
| Denholm Elliott | ... | Lt. G.D. Larkin: Hut 16 |
| James Donald | ... | Dr. Kennedy: The Hospital Staff |
| Todd Armstrong | ... | Tex: The American Hut |
 | John Mills | ... | Col. George Smedley-Taylor: The Senior Officers |
| Gerald Sim | ... | Lt. Col. Jones: The Senior Officers |
| Leonard Rossiter | ... | Maj. McCoy: Hut 16 |
| John Standing | ... | Capt. Daven: Hut 16 |
| Alan Webb | ... | Col. Brant: The Senior Officers |
| John Ronane | ... | Capt. Hawkins: Hut 16 |
| Sammy Reese | ... | Kurt: The American Hut |
| Michael Lees | ... | Stevens: The Hospital Staff |
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134 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Certification:
Norway:16 | Australia:PG | USA:Approved (PCA #20928) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:PGFun Stuff
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Both Paul Newman and Steve McQueen were offered the chance to star in the film. They both turned it down and the role went to George Segal. moreGoofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Just before the camp is liberated we can hear an airplane fly over and it is definitely a propeller operated plane, however, the scene displays a jet flying over complete with vapor trails. However, the B-29 Bomber which is 4 engined prop plane which flew high enough to leave substantial contrails (30,000ft+). Bombers normally flew in large formations but this is a single aircraft which alludes to the Enola Gay which dropped the first Atomic bomb indicating that Japanese surrender imminent. moreQuotes:
Cpl. King: [to Marlowe] You know, before this, everybody had it made but me. The closest I ever got was to read it out of magazines. I used to watch those real fancy dolls getting out of the big cars going to eat the big dinner. And they're always with pigs. You know, real pigs. Fat old guys; but they had it made. moreMovie Connections:
Referenced in "Good Morning, Miss Bliss: The Boy Who Cried Rat (#1.8)" (1989) moreFAQ
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It has always bothered me that King Rat is so underrated. On one list of top the thousand films in history, it gets no mention. I think it's because George Segal's character, Corporal King wasn't a totally likable person. He is not the standard Hollywood hero. But he is a hero of mine. Were I in that prison camp, I guarantee you, I would have been Corporal King's best friend. One thing I learned in life was how to survive, and everyone around Corporal King survived. The movie misses a very important point that was in James Clavell's novel on which it is based. In case the war turned bad for the Japanese and they started taking revenge on the prisoners, King had planned an escape route. Not just for himself, for everyone close to him. Put that in the film and you've got a major American hero. The movie is totally cliché free. One never knows where it is going or how it is going to end. Winning the war, you see, will not guarantee the safety of the prisoners. How it ends is perfectly logical in retrospect, but difficult to predict. It is a near perfect motion picture.