To End All Wars
Synopsis
Despite the threat of execution, the regiment's proud Colonel James MacLean and his loyal Major Ian Campbell are committed to escape and defiant in the face of their implacable captors. Established prisoners, including Dusty Miller advise compliance in line with the Japanese code of Bashido, which demands dedication to the Emperor. Also held in the camp is American Lieutenant Tom Reardon, an opportunist who believes self-interest is the only reliable method of survival.
MacLean and Campbell are ordered to meet with Lieutenant Colonel Nagatomo and Captain Noguchi and learn that they have 18 months to build 420 kilometres of railroad into the jungle. When MacLean protests and robustly refuses to sign documents pledging they will not escape, he is executed.
Work on the 'railroad of death' begins in appalling conditions. Famine, fear and disease sweep through the men as they buckle under the strain.
Details
- Year
- 2002
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 124 mins
- Format
- 35mm Kodak
- Director
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David L Cunningham
- Producer
- Scott Walcheck, Greg Newman, John Quested
- Editor
- Tim Silano
- Screenwriter
- Brian Godawa
- Director of Photography
- Greg Gardiner
- Composer
- John Cameron, Maire Brennan
- Principal cast
- Robert Carlyle, Kiefer Sutherland, Ciaran McMenamin
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Argyll Film Partners
Contact: David CunninghamRaleigh Manhattan Beach Studios
1600 Rosecrans Avenue
Media Centre
Suite 330
CA 90266
USA
T 00 1 310 727 3350
Sales Company
Goldcrest Films International
Contact: Paola Zingaro65-66 Dean Street
London W1D 4PL
UK
T 00 44 (0)20 7437 8696
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