King Rat (1965)
Bryan Forbes · 134 min
King Rat screens once in London: BFI Southbank, Tuesday 29 September at 18:00.
Where to watch it
BFI Southbank
Belvedere Rd, Waterloo, London SE1 8XT
King Rat + intro by Sarah Standing, Bryan Forbes’ daughter
What it is
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.