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The railway man

Teplitzky, Jonathan, (director.). Firth, Colin, 1960- (actor.). Kidman, Nicole, 1967- (actor.). Irvine, Jeremy, 1990- (actor.). Lomax, Eric Railway man. Motion picture adaptation of (work). (Added Author). Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvine, Stellan Skarsgárd, Hiroyuki Sanada. (Cast).

Summary: Eric Lomax is 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 from the psychological trauma, Lomax is persuaded by his wife Patti to find and confront one of his captors. Lomax returns to the scene of his torture and manages to track down his captor from the prison camp in an attempt to let go of a lifetime of bitterness and hate. Based on a true story.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
    videodisc
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : Anchor Bay Home Entertainment, [2014]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.
Based on the autobiography by Eric Lomax.
Wide screen 2.40:1.
Features: feature commentary with director Jonathan Teplitzky and co-writer/producer Andy Paterson; The making of The railway man.
Participant or Performer Note: Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvine, Stellan Skarsgárd, Hiroyuki Sanada.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles.

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Subject: Lomax, Eric Drama
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Genre: Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Biographical films.
War films.

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  • 3 of 3 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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