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I Was a Rat

9.020011h 31mMovieDramaFamilyFantasy

A little boy found wandering the streets is taken in by Bob and Joan, a kindly couple. The boy is cold, wet and desperate for shelter, but Bob and Joan are perplexed by his claims that he was once a rat. Meanwhile, rumours are rife at the…

DirectorLaurie Lynd
WriterRichard Carpenter

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Cast · Directed by Laurie Lynd

CWCalum Worthy
Calum Worthy
Ratty
BFBrenda Fricker
Brenda Fricker
Joan Jones
TCTom Conti
Tom Conti
Bob Jones
NBNed Beatty
Ned Beatty
Mudduck
SOStephen Ouimette
Stephen Ouimette
Wheedle
JM
James Millard
Prince Richard
DMDon McKellar
Don McKellar
Oliver Tapscrew
KPKarl Pruner
Karl Pruner
Julian
RGRichard Graham
Richard Graham
Charlie
WGWilliam Greenblatt
William Greenblatt
Billy
MD
Michael D'Ascenzo
Hocus
WRWayne Robson
Wayne Robson
Eric

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I Was a Rat hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around January 27, 2002. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.