King Rat (1965)
Directed by Bryan
Forbes this film based on the novel of the same name stars George
Segal, James Fox and Tom Courtenay. In Malaysia during WW2 a British
officer befriends an American enlisted man who is king of the black
market in their POW camp.
The key themes of this
film are class differences (as always in British cinema) and what
people will do to survive in terrible conditions. At times things are
kept ambiguous which does a good job of leaving the audience to
decide if the characters actions are justifiable or not and in
general the story works really well. There is a great supporting cast
which includes John Mills as well as Denholm Elliot and there are
some nice moments of direction such as an early scene that highlights
how King's actions make him resented by even those that work for him.
4/5
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