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To End All Wars

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  • 1h 57m
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Kiefer Sutherland and Robert Carlyle in To End All Wars (2001)
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A true story about four Allied POWs who endure harsh treatment from their Japanese captors during World War II while being forced to build a railroad through the Burmese jungle. Ultimately t... Read allA true story about four Allied POWs who endure harsh treatment from their Japanese captors during World War II while being forced to build a railroad through the Burmese jungle. Ultimately they find true freedom by forgiving their enemies. Based on the true story of Ernest Gordon... Read allA true story about four Allied POWs who endure harsh treatment from their Japanese captors during World War II while being forced to build a railroad through the Burmese jungle. Ultimately they find true freedom by forgiving their enemies. Based on the true story of Ernest Gordon.
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    • Director
      • David L. Cunningham
    • Writers
      • Ernest Gordon(based on the book by)
      • Brian Godawa(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Robert Carlyle
      • Kiefer Sutherland
      • Ciarán McMenamin
    Top credits
    • Director
      • David L. Cunningham
    • Writers
      • Ernest Gordon(based on the book by)
      • Brian Godawa(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Robert Carlyle
      • Kiefer Sutherland
      • Ciarán McMenamin
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    • 181User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations

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    Kiefer Sutherland, Robert Carlyle, and Ciarán McMenamin in To End All Wars (2001)
    Kiefer Sutherland, Robert Carlyle, and Ciarán McMenamin in To End All Wars (2001)
    Kiefer Sutherland and Robert Carlyle in To End All Wars (2001)
    To End All Wars (2001)
    Kiefer Sutherland, Robert Carlyle, and Ciarán McMenamin in To End All Wars (2001)
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    Robert Carlyle in To End All Wars (2001)
    Kiefer Sutherland, Robert Carlyle, and Ciarán McMenamin in To End All Wars (2001)
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    Robert Carlyle
    Robert Carlyle
    • Maj. Ian Campbell
    Kiefer Sutherland
    Kiefer Sutherland
    • Lt. Jim 'Yankee' Reardon
    Ciarán McMenamin
    Ciarán McMenamin
    • Capt. Ernest 'Ernie' Gordon
    Mark Strong
    Mark Strong
    • Dusty Miller
    Yûgo Sasô
    Yûgo Sasô
    • Takashi Nagase
    Sakae Kimura
    Sakae Kimura
    • Sgt. Ito
    James Cosmo
    James Cosmo
    • Lt. Col. Stuart McLean
    Masayuki Yui
    Masayuki Yui
    • Capt. Noguchi
    John Gregg
    John Gregg
    • Camp Doctor Coates
    Shû Nakajima
    • Nagatomo
    • (as Shu Nakajima)
    Greg Ellis
    Greg Ellis
    • Sgt. Roger Primrose
    Pip Torrens
    Pip Torrens
    • Lt. Foxworth
    James McCarthy
    • Norman
    Brendan Cowell
    Brendan Cowell
    • Wallace Hamilton
    Winton Nicholson
    • Duncan
    Tracy Anderson
    • Crazy Man
    Duff Armour
    • Jan
    Robert Jobe
    • Lars
    • Director
      • David L. Cunningham
    • Writers
      • Ernest Gordon(based on the book by)
      • Brian Godawa(screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      The autobiography of which the film is based on was originally published under the name 'Through the Valley of the Kwai' (and later as 'Miracle on the River Kwai') and then when this film was made, the same as this film's title ('To End All Wars'). This book also acted as a basis for David Lean's The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957).
    • Goofs
      The real commander of the 2nd battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Lieutenant Colonel Ian Stewart, was not killed in a POW camp. He, and some others, managed to escape to India.
    • Quotes

      Ernest Gordon: Lt. Jim Reardon, Merchant Marine, one of the few Americans in the area, attached himself to the Argyles during the Allied surrender. We called him "Yanker," because he was an American - and a bit of a wanker.

    • Connections
      References The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
    • Soundtracks
      Mo Mhiann (Healing Heart)
      Written & Performed by Maire Brennan

    User reviews181

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    Top review
    8/10
    Deeply absorbing tale of the power to forgive
    It was not until the end of the film that I discovered that this was a real life account by Ernest Gordon of the horrors suffered by the allied POW's building the Burma Railroad.

    No film can ever show how terrible it was, despite the attempt to film in sequence with the actors dieting in order to lose weight as time went on. The actors would have had to do three years manual labor in the jungle heat for 18 hours a day on 1,000 (or less) calorie meatless slop, while suffering dysentery, beri beri, pellagra, tropical ulcers, regular beatings and other cruelty, all the time unaware of what was happening at home or how the war was going. They lived under the constant fear of being killed once they were no longer useful. By the time they were liberated the survivors were walking skeletons. Why the filmmakers could not find more skinny extras among the thousands available always puzzles me. When the men were lined up for roll call they could have put the emaciated looking actors at the front, and kept the well built lads at the back, dressed in rags to hide their muscular bodies.

    I deducted two stars for the aforemention goof, and for the liberation in August 1945, appearing right after the dedication ceremony for the completion of the railroad in October 1943, at which the men were told they would be moved to other camps. Perhaps it was an editing slip up, but the B-24s arrived to bomb the camps, after which another flight arrived dropping leaflets immediately after.

    It is a credit to the filmmakers that this relatively low budget movie conveys this terrible period so well. Although few, if any men, who were prisoners working on the Burma Railroad are still alive, despite the disbelief of several commenters this actually happened and should not be forgotten. This should be a "must see" in school history classes.
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    • Release date
      • September 2, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Tüm Savaşları Bitirmek
    • Filming locations
      • Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA
    • Production companies
      • Gummshoe Productions
      • Pray For Rain Pictures Inc.
      • Integrity Partners
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    • Budget
      • $14,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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