King Rat (1965)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.6/10   

Director:

Bryan Forbes

Escritores:

James Clavell (novel)
Bryan Forbes (written for the screen by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

27 octubre 1965 (USA)

Género:

Guerra | Drama

Frase comercial:

He entered WWII a soldier... and left a King.

Plot:

The Japanese prisoner-of-war camp Changi in Singapore, which houses Allied POWs, is a living hell. The...

Plot Keywords:

Prisoner Of War | Japan | All Male Cast | Deep Focus | WWII

Premios:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Great POW Movie

Reparto

George Segal	...	Corporal King: The American Hut
Tom Courtenay	...	Lt. Robin Grey: The Provost Staff
James Fox	...	Peter Marlowe: Hut 16
Patrick O'Neal	...	Top Sgt. Max: The American Hut
Denholm Elliott	...	Lt. G.D. Larkin: Hut 16
James Donald	...	Dr. Kennedy: The Hospital Staff
Todd Armstrong	...	Tex: The American Hut
John Mills	...	Col. George Smedley-Taylor: The Senior Officers
Gerald Sim	...	Lt. Col. Jones: The Senior Officers
Leonard Rossiter	...	Maj. McCoy: Hut 16
John Standing	...	Capt. Daven: Hut 16
Alan Webb	...	Col. Brant: The Senior Officers
John Ronane	...	Capt. Hawkins: Hut 16
Sammy Reese	...	Kurt: The American Hut
Michael Lees	...	Stevens: The Hospital Staff

Duración:

134 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Clasificación:

Norway:16 | Australia:PG | USA:Approved (PCA #20928) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

Thousand Oaks, California, USA

Compañía:

Coleytown

Trivialidades:

In Interviews Bryan Forbes has said he had to fight the Screen Actors Guild over the most of the 15 British Equity members he wanted to cast. The Screen Actors Guild wanted British SAG members most who were fairly elderly most not suitable for the film.

Errores:

Incorrectamente calificados como errores: Just before the camp is liberated we can hear an airplane fly over and it is definitely a propeller operated plane, however, the scene displays a jet flying over complete with vapor trails. However, the B-29 Bomber which is 4 engined prop plane which flew high enough to leave substantial contrails (30,000ft+). Bombers normally flew in large formations but this is a single aircraft which alludes to the Enola Gay which dropped the first Atomic bomb indicating that Japanese surrender imminent.

Citas:

Cpl. King: [to Marlowe] You know, before this, everybody had it made but me. The closest I ever got was to read it out of magazines. I used to watch those real fancy dolls getting out of the big cars going to eat the big dinner. And they're always with pigs. You know, real pigs. Fat old guys; but they had it made.

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en A Walk on the Moon (1999)

Great POW Movie

I had never heard of this movie. It came on late one night on cable and I watched it. I was very impressed. The performances in the movie are Oscar caliber. George Segal gave probably the best performance of his career. He plays an American stuck in a Japanese POW camp who manages to always make some dough on the side. He is manipulative and arrogant but his performance is credible and appealing. Also, the way the camp itself is projected as a miserable, fly-infested, hot and godawful hellhole is hard to forget.

James Fox also gives an outstanding performance as Segal's British counterpart who come under Segal's spell and begins to do alot of his dirty work for him. This is a movie you will not soon forget. Now, keep in mind that since this movie was made in 1965, it is tame in terms of its depiction of violence but that does not take away from its overall message. Great movie!