Cinematic background from King Rat 1965 - 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.

King Rat

1965

Drama, War

Directors:
Bryan Forbes
Writers:
Bryan Forbes, James Clavell
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Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – Black and white photograph of a man with a dirty face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of two men sitting next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of a man crying; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – Black and white photograph of a man in front of a group of men; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – Black and white photograph of a man looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – Black and white photograph of a man with wet hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A man standing behind a barbed wire fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of a man holding a playing card; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – Black and white photograph of a man with sweat on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of a man with a spoon in his mouth; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – Black and white photograph of a man with a barbed - wire fence in the background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – Black and white photograph of a group of men; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black - and - white photo of three men sitting on the ground; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of a group of men standing next to each other in front of a barbed wire fence; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A young man with wet hair smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A man standing in front of a lamp in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – Black and white photograph of a man with a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A group of men sitting next to each other eating food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – Black and white photograph of a man looking out of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of a group of men; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A group of people sitting around a table; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black - and - white photo of a group of people standing around; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A man looking into a mirror while standing next to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – An older man is looking down at his face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – An older man with wet hair looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black - and - white photo of two men looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – An older man with a wet shirt on his face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A group of men sitting at a table with a lamp above them; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of a group of men in the rain; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – Black and white photograph of a man in military uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A person laying on the ground; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of a village with buildings; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A man with a wet shirt on and another man with a mug in the background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of a group of men sitting in a circle; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of a man with a hat on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of a group of men in uniform; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A man holding a pot in his hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of a man's face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – Black and white photograph of a man with wet hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of a man holding a glass of water; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – Black and white photograph of a man in a military uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A man wearing a hat is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – Black and white photograph of a man in a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A group of men standing next to each other near a wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – Black and white photograph of a man with a wet face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – Black and white photograph of a man looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – Black and white photograph of a man with a sad look on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – Black and white photograph of a man smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of a man holding an umbrella; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of a man with wet hair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A large group of men standing together in a field; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A man sitting on top of a bed in front of a brick wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black - and - white photo of a man holding something in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A man wearing a military uniform and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – An older man is looking at the camera while sitting in front of a bench; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of a man talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black - and - white photo of people walking down a dirt road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A woman's face with water droplets on it; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – Black and white photograph of a young man in a field; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – An older man in a military uniform looking to his left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A young man smoking a cigarette while sitting on a couch; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A man in a military uniform talking to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – Black and white photograph of a man listening to music; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “King Rat” (1965), directed by Bryan Forbes – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle