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The Resource The railway man, the Weinstein Company and Screen Australia in association with Silver Reel, Screen Queesnland, Creative Scotland, Screen NSW and Lionsgate UK present ; an Andy Paterson, Pictures in Paradise, Trinfold production ; screenplay by Frank Cottrel Boyce and Andy Paterson ; produced by Andy Paterson, Chris Brown, Bill Curbishley ; directed by Jonathan Teplitzky

The railway man, the Weinstein Company and Screen Australia in association with Silver Reel, Screen Queesnland, Creative Scotland, Screen NSW and Lionsgate UK present ; an Andy Paterson, Pictures in Paradise, Trinfold production ; screenplay by Frank Cottrel Boyce and Andy Paterson ; produced by Andy Paterson, Chris Brown, Bill Curbishley ; directed by Jonathan Teplitzky

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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
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Extent
1 videodisc (108 min.)
Note
  • Wide screen (2.40:1)
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2013
  • Based on the book by Eric Lomax
  • Special features: Feature commentary with director Jonathan Teplitzky and co-writer/producer Andy Paterson; the making of Railway Man
Instance
Label
The railway man
Title
The railway man
Statement of responsibility
the Weinstein Company and Screen Australia in association with Silver Reel, Screen Queesnland, Creative Scotland, Screen NSW and Lionsgate UK present ; an Andy Paterson, Pictures in Paradise, Trinfold production ; screenplay by Frank Cottrel Boyce and Andy Paterson ; produced by Andy Paterson, Chris Brown, Bill Curbishley ; directed by Jonathan Teplitzky
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Film distributor
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Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
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
Cataloging source
BDX
Characteristic
videorecording
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U1B6U-nKze8
Credits note
Costume designer, Lizzy Gardiner ; film editor, Martin Connor ; production designer, Steven Jones-Evans ; director of photography, Garry Phillips ; composer, David Hirschfelder
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R, for disturbing prisoner of war violence
Language note
In English; Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH)
LC call number
  • PN1995.9.B55
  • PN1997.2
LC item number
  • R35 2014
  • .R35 2014
PerformerNote
Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvine, Stellan Skarsgård, Hiroyuki Sanada, Sam Reid, Tanroh Ishida
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1950-
  • 1960-
  • 1967-
  • 1990-
  • 1960-
  • 1987-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Teplitzky, Jonathan
  • Cottrell Boyce, Frank
  • Paterson, Andy
  • Brown, Chris
  • Curbishley, Bill
  • Firth, Colin
  • Kidman, Nicole
  • Irvine, Jeremy
  • Skarsgård, Stellan
  • Sanada, Hiroyuki
  • Reid, Sam
  • Ishida, Tanroh
  • Phillips, Garry
  • Hirschfelder, David
  • Lomax, Eric
  • Weinstein Company
  • Screen Australia
  • Silver Reel
  • Screen Queensland (Qld.)
  • Creative Scotland (Organization)
  • Screen NSW (N.S.W.)
  • Lionsgate UK
  • Pictures in Paradise
  • Trinfold
  • Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
Runtime
108
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  • Burma-Siam Railroad
  • Lomax, Eric
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Prisoners of war
  • Prisoners of war
  • Lomax, Eric
  • Burma-Siam Railroad
  • Atrocities
  • Prisoners of war
  • Great Britain
  • Thailand
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
The railway man, the Weinstein Company and Screen Australia in association with Silver Reel, Screen Queesnland, Creative Scotland, Screen NSW and Lionsgate UK present ; an Andy Paterson, Pictures in Paradise, Trinfold production ; screenplay by Frank Cottrel Boyce and Andy Paterson ; produced by Andy Paterson, Chris Brown, Bill Curbishley ; directed by Jonathan Teplitzky
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Copyright
Note
  • Wide screen (2.40:1)
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2013
  • Based on the book by Eric Lomax
  • Special features: Feature commentary with director Jonathan Teplitzky and co-writer/producer Andy Paterson; the making of Railway Man
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn881375241
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (108 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
013132617602
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
WC61760
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The railway man, the Weinstein Company and Screen Australia in association with Silver Reel, Screen Queesnland, Creative Scotland, Screen NSW and Lionsgate UK present ; an Andy Paterson, Pictures in Paradise, Trinfold production ; screenplay by Frank Cottrel Boyce and Andy Paterson ; produced by Andy Paterson, Chris Brown, Bill Curbishley ; directed by Jonathan Teplitzky
Distribution
Copyright
Note
  • Wide screen (2.40:1)
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2013
  • Based on the book by Eric Lomax
  • Special features: Feature commentary with director Jonathan Teplitzky and co-writer/producer Andy Paterson; the making of Railway Man
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn881375241
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (108 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
013132617602
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
WC61760
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1
Video recording format
DVD

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