Bibliograph

King Rat, Columbia Pictures Corporation ; produced by James Woolf ; written for the screen and directed by Bryan Forbes

Type

Label

King Rat, Columbia Pictures Corporation ; produced by James Woolf ; written for the screen and directed by Bryan Forbes

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

King Rat

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

52172233

Responsibility statement

Columbia Pictures Corporation ; produced by James Woolf ; written for the screen and directed by Bryan Forbes

Runtime

135

Summary

In Singapore's Changi Gaol during WWII, Corporal King, a thoroughly unscrupulous and opportunistic American POW, makes shabby deals with the camp guards in order to make his confinement more comfortable. King delights in rising above his military rank and social class as he uses his streetwise tactics to "rule" over his fellow Allied prisoners and his Japanese captors

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Contributor