The Railway Man (2013)★ 6.6/10

R · AU,GB · 116 min · September 6, 2013

Drama
War
Biography

Written by: Frank Cottrell Boyce, Andy Paterson, Eric Lomax

A former British Army officer, who was tortured as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labor camp during World War II, discovers that the man responsible for much of his treatment is still alive and sets out to confront him.

Original title

The Railway Man

Storyline

A former British Army officer, Eric Lomax, was captured by the Japanese during World War II and forced to work on the brutal Thai-Burma Railway. After his secret radio, intended to boost morale, was discovered, he endured severe torture. Decades later, haunted by his trauma, Eric meets and marries Patti, who is determined to help him heal. When she learns that one of his wartime captors, Takashi Nagase, is still alive, Eric sets out to confront him.

Rating

6.6 / 10 · 44,744

Companies

Archer Street Productions, Davis Film, Latitude Media, Lionsgate, Pictures in Paradise, Silver Reel, Thai Occidental Productions, Trinifold, Ascot Elite Entertainment Group, Midget Entertainment, Mongkol Major, Tanweer Films, Cathay-Keris Films, Distribution Company, Entertainment One Benelux, Entertainment One, Future Film, Gussi Films, Innoform Media, Kadokawa, Metropolitan Filmexport, Spentzos Film, The Weinstein Company, Westec Media Limited, bf Distribution, Anchor Bay Entertainment, DeAPlaneta, KVH Media Group, Lionsgate Home Entertainment, MG Film

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