King Rat

1965 • 134 minut

O tomto filmu

Oscar®- nominee George Segal (1967, Best Supporting Actor, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf) became a star with his performance in this epic WWII drama based on the best-selling novel by Shogun author James Clavell. The movie chronicles the scams of a streetwise GI held in a Japanese prison camp. Under the harrowing camp conditions, he rises to a position of power over his military and social superiors, manipulating those around him and controlling the prison's black market. KING RAT is a powerful exploration of one man's struggle to survive and flourish against all odds. It was nominated for two 1965 Academy Awards® (Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography). (Original Title - King Rat) © 1965, renewed 1993 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Hodnocení a recenze

OH YEAH ITS REAL ALL RIGHT! It's survival of the fittest, and rank has no part in survival! A overlooked street wise con man, in civilian life - CAN BE A KING in these terrible war time prison conditions!

If war in the Pacific interest you Then this Japanese prisoner of war camp drama Will Certainly get your attention

Japan POW camp