King Rat

You trade ration biscuits for stolen silk through the black market in a Japanese POW camp after Singapore falls. King’s hustle keeps him warmer than the officers in their threadbare uniforms. and then a brittle aristocrat keeps sliding close to watch. The war leaves hollow cheeks but not hollower laughs.

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Bryan Forbes directed King Rat in 1965. See Bryan Forbes's full filmography, where to start with Bryan Forbes, or where to go after you've seen everything by Bryan Forbes.

King Rat was released in 1965 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 134 minutes.