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To End All Wars

2001R1h 48m6.4 / 10

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.

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Synopsis

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.

Cast, crew and production details

About To End All Wars

Cast

Ciarán McMenaminCapt. Ernest Gordon
Robert CarlyleMajor Ian Campbell
Kiefer SutherlandLt. Jim 'Yanker' Reardon
Mark StrongDusty Miller
Yugo SasoTakashi Nagase
Sakae KimuraSgt. Ito
James CosmoCol. Stuart McLean
Masayuki YuiCaptain Noguchi

Credits

Directed by
David L. Cunningham
Written by
Brian Godawa, Ernest Gordon

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Budget
$14M

Production

  • Argyll Film Partners
  • Gummshoe Productions
  • Integrity Partners
  • Pray For Rain PicturesUnited States

Themes

bushidocorporal punishmentfreight trainjapanjunglerailway carscotlandteachertraitorworld war ii