Directed by:
Bryan ForbesScreenplay:
Bryan ForbesCinematography:
Burnett GuffeyComposer:
John BarryCast:
George Segal, Tom Courtenay, James Fox, Patrick O'Neal, Denholm Elliott, James Donald, Todd Armstrong, John Mills, Leonard Rossiter, John Standing, Alan Webb (more)VOD (1)
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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. (official distributor synopsis)
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