The Railway Man

The Railway Man

  • Director: Jonathan Teplitzky
  • Writer: Frank Cottrell Boyce,Andy Paterson,Eric Lomax
  • Countries of origin: Switzerland, United Kingdom, Australia
  • Language: English, Japanese
  • Release date: May 23, 2014
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Un pasado imborrable
  • "The Railway Man" is a feature film directed by Jonathan Teplitzky and starring Colin Firth , Nicole Mary Kidman , and Duke Sanada . It was released on September 6, 2013.
    The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Eric Lomax. It tells the story of the British soldier Eric Lomax being captured by the Japanese army in World War II and suffering physical and mental devastation. Thirty years later, he decided to find the Japanese officer who had tortured him. A story of reconciliation with the past   .

    Details

    • Release date May 23, 2014
    • Filming locations Thailand
    • Production companies Archer Street Productions, Latitude Media, Lionsgate UK

    Box office

    Budget

    $18,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $4,438,438

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $61,845

    Gross worldwide

    $24,174,885

    Movie reviews

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    • By Ashleigh 2022-01-11 08:01:29

      Railroad labor: the war will always end, the hatred will eventually pass

      I planned to go to the IMAX Hall of the China Science and Technology Museum to watch "Transformers 4", but I never thought it would be hard to get a ticket. So I watched "The Princess of Monaco" first, and then "Slumbering Curse". While waiting for change 4, I watched a few more movies related to these two movies. The "Princess of Monaco" will be continued first. At present, on the island of Taiwan, taking advantage of Nicole Kidman's appearance, she took the opportunity to release "Railway...

    • By Maxwell 2022-01-11 08:01:29

      Emotional mobilization + picture (short comment can't be written

      This is the movie that has the most emotional impact in the near future, and it won't make it out for an hour after watching it. Depression, grief, helplessness, anger, the back of the head is heavy, the chest is dull, and even the eardrums swell for a few seconds, and other feelings disappear, as if they are out of time and space.
      (Weird, this feeling is not unfamiliar. I will probably take a good look at my life and be wary of what will happen next time this happens.) The

      first...

    • By Geovanni 2022-01-11 08:01:29

      Railroad People: Why We Need "The River Kwai Bridge"

      The first time I saw the production of this film was probably last year. But until I finished watching this cannon fodder, I didn't know that in addition to the empress configuration, there were also Old Man Skarsgard and General Bright.
      Moreover, after reading it, I don't know why these four old bones are here.
      As usual, sort out the thin plot: the protagonist liked railways and trains a lot during World War II. When he was a soldier, he was arrested by neon soldiers to repair the...

    • By Theodore 2022-01-11 08:01:29

      Based on the true story during World War II: Looking at the Japanese again

      Although the online score is only 6+, I chose to watch it, but I think I can give it at least 8 points.
      The story is based on real people and real events during World War II. The protagonist can be diagnosed with PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder according to psychology. He was humiliated and abused in the war. Although he survived, the scenes that flashed back to the past from time to time have tortured his current life. At first he chose to avoid, suppressed the past, and chose to...

    • By Kristoffer 2022-01-11 08:01:29

      No war

      The rating is a bit low, but fortunately, Uncle Face did not miss this movie that made me think about it for a long time after watching it. At the beginning of the film, I was still immersed in the male protagonist's prostitution, and the good girl desperately got the skills of the girl, and shouted: Wow, this couple is making great progress! The establishment of a seemingly picturesque and happy life also suddenly expanded the shadow of the pain, and enveloped the male protagonist with a...

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    • By Ernestina 2022-04-24 07:01:17

      What a good subject, it's still a real story, the director can't tell the story, and the inner digging is not enough, so I forgive it for no reason. Anyway, that's how I feel. Is Nicole just...

    • By Clarissa 2022-04-24 07:01:17

      It's not easy to dare to do it again...Life is above...

    • By Jackson 2022-04-24 07:01:17

      Is the quality of the Australian films for Mao production...

    • By Camila 2022-04-24 07:01:17

      Even if it is adapted from real events, it needs to be carefully refined and arranged. The confession of the Japanese officer character seems so abrupt. It turns out that the arrangement of foreshadowing is so...

    • By Leonora 2022-04-24 07:01:17

      Be cool or not, people are pretty...

    Movie plot

    During World War II, British soldier Eric Lomax ( Colin Firth ) was captured by the Japanese army and forced to work as a laborer on the Thai-Burma Railway. Lomax, who was a signal soldier, secretly assembled a radio to listen to the information of the outside world-Japan could not stand it any longer, and the dawn was ahead. A little bit of news became food for the spirits of all captured comrades, but everything was eventually...
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    Evaluation action

    In addition to some solid close-ups, the film is more left to the world to imagine. After the war, Lomax still couldn't touch the wound in the already peaceful life, and he could perceive it through the nightmare spirit deep in his soul. This Anglo-Australian team's film carries a British solitary and cold narrative style. Oscar actor Colin Firth has always used a modest interpretation, trying to penetrate into Lomax’s soul, with a...
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    Movie quotes

    • [last lines]

      Eric: [handing him a letter] Dear Mr. Nagase, the war has been over for many years. I have suffered much, but I know you have suffered, too. And you have been most courageous, and brave in working for reconciliation. While I cannot forget what happened in Kanchanaburi, I assure you of my total forgiveness. Sometime the hating has to stop.

    • Eric: Don't move.

      Patti: Why not?

      Eric: Because I'm looking at you.

    • Patti: [Kisses Eric] I've never kissed a man with a moustache before.

      [pauses]

      Patti: And I don't think I'm going to kiss a man with a moustache again.

      Eric: And if the man removed the moustache?

      Patti: Yes, that would do nicely.