King Rat

1965 • 134 minutos

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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.

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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

? Was this a true story?