Overview
Plot
Based on a true story, this drama follows Allied officers held captive by the Japanese in Burma. As they endure beatings and starvation, Maj. Ian Campbell pushes for escape while Capt. Ernest Gordon takes a stoic approach that unexpectedly resonates.
- Directors
- David L. Cunningham
- Cast
- Ciarán McMenamin, Robert Carlyle, Kiefer Sutherland, Mark Strong, Yugo Saso, Sakae Kimura, James Cosmo, Masayuki Yui, John Gregg, Shû Nakajima, Pip Torrens, James McCarthy, Brendan Cowell, Adam Sinclair, Winton Nicholson, Greg Ellis, Robert Jobe, Jonathan Chapman, Duff Armour, Jeremy Pippin
- Country
- United Kingdom, Thailand, United States of America
- Genre
- Drama, War, Action
- Release date
- 2001-09-02
- Studios
- Argyll Film Partners, Gummshoe Productions, Integrity Partners, Pray For Rain Pictures
Plot
Warning: spoilers
In this drama based on real events, a small group of Allied soldiers is imprisoned by the Japanese in Burma. Among the officers are Capt. Ernest Gordon, Lt. Jim Reardon, and Maj. Ian Campbell, who face routine beatings and food deprivation. Campbell wants to rebel and attempt an escape, but Gordon chooses a more stoic path, an attitude that proves surprisingly resonant within the camp.
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