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King Rat

1965 war film by Bryan Forbes
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King Rat

Summary

King Rat is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,903 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • King Rat's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • King Rat was directed by Bryan Forbes[4].
  • Bryan Forbes wrote the screenplay for King Rat[5].
  • King Rat's composer is recorded as John Barry[6].
  • King Rat's genre is war film[7].
  • King Rat's genre is drama film[8].
  • King Rat's based on is recorded as King Rat[9].
  • A cast member of King Rat was George Segal[10].
  • A cast member of King Rat was Tom Courtenay[11].
  • A cast member of King Rat was James Fox[12].
  • A cast member of King Rat was Patrick O'Neal[13].
  • A cast member of King Rat was Denholm Elliott[14].
  • A cast member of King Rat was James Donald[15].
  • A cast member of King Rat was John Mills[16].
  • A cast member of King Rat was Leonard Rossiter[17].
  • A cast member of King Rat was Alan Webb[18].
  • A cast member of King Rat was Todd Armstrong[19].
  • A cast member of King Rat was Joe Turkel[20].
  • A cast member of King Rat was Geoffrey Bayldon[21].
  • A cast member of King Rat was John Merivale[22].
  • A cast member of King Rat was Arthur Malet[23].
  • A cast member of King Rat was John Standing[24].
  • A cast member of King Rat was Michael Lees[25].
  • A cast member of King Rat was Richard Dawson[26].
  • A cast member of King Rat was Gerald Sim[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

King Rat was produced by Marvin Miller[28]. It was directed by Bryan Forbes[4]. Bryan Forbes wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include George Segal[10], Tom Courtenay[11], James Fox[12], Patrick O'Neal[13], Denholm Elliott[14], and James Donald[15].

Publication

King Rat was released on January 1, 1965[29]. The original language of it was English[30]. Genres include war film[7] and drama film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Pacific War[32], World War II[33], and prisoner of war[34].

Adaptations and Inspiration

King Rat's after a work by is recorded as James Clavell[35].

Why It Matters

King Rat ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,903 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Related Entities

Denholm Elliott film George Segal James Fox John Barry John Mills Netflix Singapore Tom Courtenay United Kingdom United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    After a work by → James Clavell
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1877]]: [[Q316802]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788062380436"
  2. 27d ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s
    Narrative location → Singapore, Changi Prison
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2408]]: [[Q36561]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787856307365"
  3. 27d ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → Pacific War, World War II, prisoner of war
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P921]]: [[Q179637]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787848448128"
  4. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 28305
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 28305, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  5. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2408]]: [[Q362]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786777714293"
  6. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1965-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Bryan Forbes
    Duration → {'amount': '+134'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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