King Rat
High on the list of best POW movies, King Rat bears some comparison to that compound over by the River Kwai. . . but this is an entirely more cynical exercise. In a Japanese prison camp, a brash American corporal (George Segal) runs a variety of money-making operations, much to the amazement of a young British officer (James Fox). Director Bryan Forbes, who adapted James Clavell's novel, follows different POWs through various strands of plot, each episode seemingly designed to highlight the dog-eat-dog nature of men held in close confinement. (In one pointedly black-comic sequence, it becomes man-eat-dog. ) This was one of Segal's breakthrough roles, and his modern style fits the movie's anti-heroic, '60s approach. It was Oscar®-nominated for art direction and cinematography, which may sound odd for such a bleakly confined location, but the lucid starkness of the camp justifies the nods. The John Barry score, while apt, is similarly stark. --Robert Horton Binding DVD. Publisher(s): Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Label: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Format: Anamorphic. AspectRatio: 1.85:1.
| Manufacturer: | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Part Number: | 10055 |
| Lowest Price (CAD): | $50.55 |
Product Features |
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| Brand : | Columbia TriStar |
| Closed Captioned : | Yes |
| Collector's Edition : | Yes |
| Director : | Bryan Forbes |
| Director's Cut : | Yes |
| Distributor : | Sony |
| Film Rating : | NR (Not Rated) |
| Format : | DVD |
| Language : | English |
| Movie Aspect Ratio : | Widescreen |
| Nationality : | Japanese |
| Starring : | Laurence Conroy |
| Title : | Title J-M |
| Unedited Version : | Yes |
