Summary
Based on a real-life story, this drama focuses on a small group of Allied soldiers in Burma who are held captive by the Japanese. Capt. Ernest Gordon, Lt. Jim Reardon and Maj. Ian Campbell are among the military officers kept imprisoned and routinely beaten and deprived of food. While Campbell wants to rebel and attempt an escape, Gordon tries to take a more stoic approach, an attitude that proves to be surprisingly resonant.
Details
Release Date: September 2, 2001
Runtime: 108 minutes
Genres: Drama, War, Action
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 6.4/10 (166 votes)
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Cast
Ciarán McMenamin
Capt. Ernest Gordon
Robert Carlyle
Major Ian Campbell
Kiefer Sutherland
Lt. Jim 'Yanker' Reardon
Mark Strong
Dusty Miller
Yugo Saso
Takashi Nagase
James Cosmo
Col. Stuart McLean
Masayuki Yui
Captain Noguchi
John Gregg
Camp Doctor Coates
Shû Nakajima
Nagatomo
Pip Torrens
Lt. Foxworth
Brendan Cowell
Pte. Wallace Hamilton
Adam Sinclair
Jocko
Greg Ellis
Sgt. Roger Primrose
Joji Yoshida
Guard #1
Masa Kanome
Soldier (uncredited)
Teddy Sears
Paratrooper (uncredited)