King Rat
(DVD)

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Movie (Entertainment) - North Wing Basement
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 134 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
043396100558

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1965.
General Note
Film based on a novel by James Clavell.
General Note
Special features of this DVD: bonus trailers ; interactive menus ; scene selections.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Burnett Guffey ; editor, Walter Thompson ; music composed and conducted by John Barry.
Participants/Performers
George Segal, Tom Courtenay, James Fox, Patrick O'Neal, Denholm Elliott, James Donald, Todd Armstrong, John Mills.
Description
In Singapore's Changi Gaol during WWII, Corporal King, a thoroughly unscrupulous and opportunistic American POW, makes shabby deals with the camp guards in order to make his confinement more comfortable. King delights in rising above his military rank and social class as he uses his streetwise tactics to "rule" over his fellow Allied prisoners and his Japanese captors.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Audio track in English ; subtitled in English and Japanese ; closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Forbes, B., Segal, G., Courtenay, T., Fox, J., Mills, J., Guffey, B., Barry, J., & Clavell, J. (2003). King Rat (Widescreen version.). Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bryan Forbes et al.. 2003. King Rat. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bryan Forbes et al.. King Rat Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2003.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Forbes, Bryan, et al. King Rat Widescreen version., Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2003.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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