King Rat
(DVD)

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Published
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2003.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 134 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Arroyo Grande Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
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Published
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2003.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
UPC
043396100558

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1965.
General Note
Based on a novel by James Clavell.
General Note
Special features include bonus trailers, interactive menus, and 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 format (digitally mastered audio & anamorphic video ; remastered in high definition ; widescreen presentation); Region 1.
Language
Audio in English with subtitles in English and Japanese; Closed captioned.

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