| Description |
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen; Dolby Digital. |
| Language |
English dialogue; English and Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Based on a true story. |
| Cast |
Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvine, Stellan Skarsgård, Hiroyuki Sanada. |
| Audience |
Rated R. |
| 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. |
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Burma-Siam Railroad -- History -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscript labor -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Scottish -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Prisoners of war -- Thailand -- Biography -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Prisoners of war -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Lomax, Eric -- Drama.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Genre |
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 |
Firth, Colin, 1960-
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Irvine, Jeremy, 1990-
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Skarsgård, Stellan.
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Sanada, Hiroyuki, 1960-
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Weinstein Company Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
013132617602 |
| Music No. |
WC61760 The Weinstein Company Home Entertainment |
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