Sweden / Oct 27, 1965 / 15
They Made the Toughest Among Them... King!
2h 14min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi prison. Among the American prisoners is Cpl. King, a wheeler-dealer who has managed to establish a pretty good life for himself in the camp. King soon forms a friendship with an upper-class British officer who is fascinated with King's enthusiastic approach to life.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Leonard Rossiter | McCoy |
| Joe Turkel | Dino |
| Todd Armstrong | Tex |
| Gerald Sim | Jones |
| Richard Dawson | Weaver |
| John Standing | Daven |
| John Ronane | Hawkins |
| Alan Webb | Brant |
| Geoffrey Bayldon | Vexley |
| Wright King | Brough |
| Hamilton Dyce | Padre |
| Michael Lees | Stevens |
| John Merivale | Foster |
| Arthur Malet | Blakeley |
| Michael Stroka | Miller |
| Dale Ishimoto | Yoshima |
| William Fawcett | Steinmetz |
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| Teru Shimada | Japanese General |
| David Frankham | Cox |
| John Warburton | Commandant |
| Reg Lye | Tinker Bell |
| John Orchard | Gurble |
| Hedley Mattingly | Dr Prudhomme |
| John Barclay | Spence |
| Louis Neervort | Torusumi |
| Edward Ashley | Prouty |
| Anthony Faramus | Prisoner |
| David Haviland | Masters |
| Laurence Conroy | Townsend |
| Roy Duane | Peterson |
| John Levingston | Myner |
| Sam Reese | Kurt |
| Bryan Forbes | Radio (Voice) |
| Brian Gaffikin | Prisoner in Hut |
| Mathew McCue | Prisoner |
| George Pelling | Major Barry |
| Mickey Simpson | First Sergeant Camp Liberator |
| Dick Johnson | Pop |
Genres
DramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | King Rat |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語, English, Bahasa melayu |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Coleytown |
| Release date | 27 ottobre 1965 |
| Production | James Woolf, Marvin Miller |
| Writer | James Clavell, Bryan Forbes |
| Editing | Walter Thompson |
| Cinematography | Burnett Guffey, Andrew J. McIntyre, James Saper, Walter Meins, Willard Klug, Kenny Bell |
| Assistant directors | C.M. Florance, Russell Saunders, Robert Templeton, Bryan Forbes |
| Lighting | Seldon White |
| Camera operators | Andrew J. McIntyre, Burnett Guffey, James Saper, Walter Meins, Willard Klug, Kenny Bell |
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| Additional photography | Burnett Guffey, Andrew J. McIntyre, James Saper, Walter Meins, Willard Klug, Kenny Bell |
| Production design | Robert Emmet Smith, Frank Tuttle, William V. Kantor, Clarence Peet, Ed Shanley |
| Art direction | Robert Emmet Smith, Frank Tuttle, William V. Kantor, Clarence Peet, Ed Shanley |
| Set decoration | Frank Tuttle, Robert Emmet Smith, William V. Kantor, Clarence Peet, Ed Shanley |
| Special effects | John Burke |
| Visual effects | Gerald Endler |
| Stunts | George Orrison |
| Music | John Barry, John Cox, Harold Lee, Doug Grant, Charles J. Rice, James Z. Flaster, Roy Baker |
| Sound | John Barry, John Cox, Harold Lee, Doug Grant, Charles J. Rice, James Z. Flaster, Roy Baker |
| Costume design | Joe DiBella, Ed Ware, Ben Lane |
| Makeup | Joe DiBella, Ed Ware, Ben Lane |
| Hairstyling | Joe DiBella, Ed Ware, Ben Lane |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Oct 27, 1965
United Kingdom / Dec 02, 1965 / PG
Ireland / Feb 11, 1966 / 15
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Japan / Mar 08, 1966 / R18+
Australia / Jun 07, 1994 / PG
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