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Based on actual events that happened during World War II when 61,000 Allied POWs were forced by the Japanese to build the Thailand-Burma Railway - better known to the soldiers as the "Railway of Death". This is the story of a Scottish regiment forced to help construct the infamous railway...

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Corporate Authors: Goldcrest Films International, Gummshoe Productions (Firm), Pray for Rain Pictures (Firm), Integrity Partners (Firm), Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Hafer, Jack, Cunningham, David L., 1971-, Godawa, Brian, Carlyle, Robert, 1961-, Sutherland, Kiefer, 1966-, McMenamin, Ciarán, 1975-, Strong, Mark, 1963-, Kimura, Sakae, 1955-, Yui, Masayuki, 1947-, Cosmo, James, 1948-, Gregg, John, 1940-, Gordon, Ernie
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned. In English with optional subtitles in English and Spanish.
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2004]
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons > Drama.
Railroads > Buildings and structures > Thailand > Drama.
Scotland. > Army > Drama.
Feature films.
War films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Based on actual events that happened during World War II when 61,000 Allied POWs were forced by the Japanese to build the Thailand-Burma Railway - better known to the soldiers as the "Railway of Death". This is the story of a Scottish regiment forced to help construct the infamous railway and how they had to fight to survive and ultimately forgive their brutal captors.
Item Description:Includes both widescreen and full screen versions.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
Based on the book by Ernest Gordon.
Special features: director's commentary; behind-the-scenes documentary.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1; NTSC; 5.1 Dolby surround.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for strong war violence and for some language.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Greg Gardiner ; editor, Tim Silano ; music composer, John Cameron ; costume designer, Tammy More, Rina Ramon ; production designer, Paul Sylbert.