| Description |
1 videodisc (108 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. rda |
| Description |
digital optical surround Dolby Digital 5.1 rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video Region 1 rda |
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Motion picture |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
| Note |
Title from disc surface. |
| Cast |
Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvine, Stellan Skarsgård, Hiroyuki Sanada, Sam Reid, Tanroh Ishida. |
| Credits |
Costume designer, Lizzy Gardiner ; film editor, Martin Connor ; production designer, Steven Jones-Evans ; director of photography, Garry Phillips. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2013. |
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Based on the book by Eric Lomax. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R, for disturbing prisoner of war violence. |
| Summary |
Based on an autobiography, this film tells the true story of Eric Lomax, a British Army officer who is captured by the Japanese during WWII and sent to a POW camp, where he is tortured and forced to work on the Thai-Burma Railway. Years later, and still suffering the psychological trauma of his wartime experiences, Lomax is persuaded by his wife Patti to find and confront one of his captors. Accompanied by his best friend, Lomax returns to the scene of his torture and manages to track down his captor, Japanese officer Takashi Nagase, from the prison camp, in an attempt to let go of a lifetime of bitterness and hate. |
| Note |
Special features: Feature commentary with director Jonathan Teplitzky and co-writer/producer Andy Paterson; the making of Railway Man. |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional English SDH or Spanish subtitles. |
| Subject |
Burma-Siam Railroad -- History -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama.
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Lomax, Eric -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscript labor -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Drama.
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Prisoners of war -- Thailand -- Biography -- Drama.
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Prisoners of war -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographical films.
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Feature films.
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War films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Teplitzky, Jonathan, film director.
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Boyce, Frank Cottrel, screenwriter.
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Paterson, Andy, screenwriter, film producer.
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Brown, Chris, 1950- film producer.
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Curbishley, Bill, film producer.
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Firth, Colin, 1960- actor.
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Kidman, Nicole, 1967- actor.
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Irvine, Jeremy, 1990- actor.
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Skarsgård, Stellan, actor.
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Sanada, Hiroyuki, 1960- actor.
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Reid, C. S. (C. Sam), actor.
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Ishida, Tanroh, actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Lomax, Eric.
Railway man.
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Weinstein Company, presenter.
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Screen Australia, presenter.
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Silver Reel, presenter.
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Screen Queensland (Queensland), presenter.
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Creative Scotland (Organization), presenter.
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Screen NSW (New South Wales), presenter.
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Lionsgate UK, presenter.
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Pictures in Paradise, production company.
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Trinfold, production company.
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Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc. film distributor.
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| ISBN |
9780109411884 |
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0109411889 |
| Standard No. |
013132617602 |
| Music No. |
WC61760 Anchor Bay Entertainment |
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