| Description |
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. |
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Based on the book by Ernest Gordon. |
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Special features: director's commentary; behind-the-scenes documentary; Fox's inside look. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Greg Gardiner ; editor, Tim Silano ; music composer, John Cameron ; costume designer, Tammy More, Rina Ramon ; production designer, Paul Sylbert. |
| Cast |
Robert Carlyle, Keifer Sutherland, Ciarán McMenamin, Mark Strong, Sakae Kimura, Masayuki Yui, James Cosmo, John Gregg. |
| Summary |
Based on actual events that happened during World War II when 61,000 Allied POWs were forced by the Japanese to build the Thailand-Burma Railway - better known to the soldiers as the "Railway of Death". This is the story of a Scottish regiment forced to help construct the infamous railway and how they had to fight to survive and ultimately forgive their brutal captors. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for strong war violence and for some language. |
| System Details |
DVD, Region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Scotland. Army -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons -- Drama.
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Railroads -- Buildings and structures -- Thailand -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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War films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Hafer, Jack.
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Cunningham, David L., 1971-
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Godawa, Brian.
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Carlyle, Robert, 1961-
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Sutherland, Kiefer, 1966-
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McMenamin, Ciarán, 1975-
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Strong, Mark, 1950-
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Kimura, Sakae, 1955-
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Yui, Masayuki, 1947-
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Cosmo, James, 1948-
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Gregg, John, 1940-
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Gardiner, Greg.
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Silano, Tim.
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Cameron, John, 1944-
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More, Tammy.
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Ramon, Rina.
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Sylbert, Paul, 1928-2016
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Gordon, Ernest, 1916-2002.
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Goldcrest Films International.
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Gummshoe Productions (Firm)
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Pray for Rain Pictures (Firm)
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Integrity Partners (Firm)
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
024543125808 |
| Music No. |
2222580 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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