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.
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King Rat was released in 1965 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 29 reviews, giving King Rat (1965) an average rating of 77%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 86%.
With a score of 77%, King Rat is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1965, which stands at 61%.
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