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.
| Directing | Bryan Forbes | Director |
| Writing | James Clavell | Novel |
| Writing | Bryan Forbes | Screenplay |
| Production | James Woolf | Producer |
| Sound | John Barry | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Burnett Guffey | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Walter Thompson | Editor |
| Art | Robert Emmet Smith | Production Design |
| Art | Robert Emmet Smith | Art Direction |
| Art | Frank Tuttle | Set Decoration |
| Directing | C.M. Florance | Assistant Director |
| Sound | John Barry | Conductor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ed Ware | Costumer |
| Lighting | Seldon White | Gaffer |
| Camera | James Saper | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Walter Meins | Grip |
| Camera | Willard Klug | Grip |
| Camera | Kenny Bell | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Andrew J. McIntyre | Camera Operator |
| Crew | George Orrison | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Gerald Endler | Mechanical Designer |
| Crew | John Burke | Special Effects |
| Sound | Harold Lee | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Doug Grant | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Charles J. Rice | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | James Z. Flaster | Sound |
| Sound | John Cox | Sound |
| Sound | Roy Baker | Sound Editor |
| Art | Ed Shanley | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Clarence Peet | Props |
| Art | William V. Kantor | Property Master |
| Directing | Robert Templeton | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Russell Saunders | Assistant Director |
| Production | Marvin Miller | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joe DiBella | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Lane | Makeup Supervisor |
| Production | Marvin Miller | Associate Producer |
