

The Railway Man
2013-12-02 · 116 min · ★ 6.8
A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.
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Production details
- Directors
- Jonathan Teplitzky
- Production companies
- Archer Street Productions, Pictures in Paradise, Latitude Media, Thai Occidental Productions, Silver Reel, Lionsgate, Screen Australia, Screen Queensland, Transmission Films, Davis Films
- Countries
- Australia, France, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 18,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 24,174,885
Top Cast
Colin FirthEric
Nicole KidmanPatti
Stellan SkarsgårdFinlay
Jeremy IrvineYoung Eric
Hiroyuki SanadaNagase
Tanroh IshidaYoung Nagase
Michael MacKenzieSutton
Tom StokesWithins
Bryan ProbetsMajor York
Tom HobbsThorlby
Sam ReidYoung Finlay
Akos ArmontJackson
Keith FlemingRemoval Man
Ben AldridgeBaliff
Yutaka IzumiharaJapanese NCO
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