King Rat (1965)
King Rat is a 1965 World War II film adapted from the James Clavell novel King Rat. The film was directed by Bryan Forbes and starred George Segal as Corporal King and James Fox as Marlowe, two World War II prisoners of war in a squalid camp near Singapore. It is partly based on Clavell's experiences as a POW at Changi Prison during World War II. Among the supporting cast were John Mills and Tom Courtenay.
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