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Title: To End All Wars (2001)
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| Ciarán McMenamin | ... | Capt. Ernest 'Ernie' Gordon | |
| Robert Carlyle | ... | Maj. Ian Campbell | |
| Kiefer Sutherland | ... | Lt. Jim 'Yankee' Reardon | |
| Mark Strong | ... | Dusty Miller | |
| Yûgo Sasô | ... | Takashi Nagase | |
| Sakae Kimura | ... | Sgt. Ito | |
| James Cosmo | ... | Lt. Col. Stuart McLean | |
| Masayuki Yui | ... | Capt. Noguchi | |
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John Gregg | ... | Camp Doctor Coates |
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Shû Nakajima | ... | Nagatomo (as Shu Nakajima) |
| Greg Ellis | ... | Sgt. Roger Primrose | |
| Pip Torrens | ... | Lt. Foxworth | |
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James McCarthy | ... | Norman |
| Brendan Cowell | ... | Wallace Hamilton | |
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Winton Nicholson | ... | Duncan |
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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 they find true freedom by forgiving their enemies. Based on the true story of Ernest Gordon. Written by Anonymous
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$14,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Both Kiefer Sutherland and Robert Carlyle have appeared in 24:Redemption as star and co-star respectively. See more »Goofs
At the end when the veterans are marching, a caption says they are from the 93rd Division of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. It should say the 93rd Regiment. See more »Quotes
Ernest Gordon: How I miss Scotland and the sea. The sea. There's nothing like it in all the earth. Salt in your face, the wind at your back, and all the world before you, and you're freer than a bird in the air or a fish in the ocean. To be free - I reckon that's why I joined the second war to end all wars. I was at the university studying to be a teacher when the call to arms occurred. I was only too eager to put aside my studies for the glory of action. I stopped reading history and became a part of it.See more »
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To End All Wars is a remarkably bold--almost brazen--film that deserves a wider distribution. As far as war movies go, it is much better than Thin Red Line, which tries to be thoughtful but only achieves a meaningless ambivalence. To End All Wars conveys its message in a clear yet profound way.
As a Christian film, it shines as the boldest offering I have ever seen. Whereas popular depictions of religion (Seventh Heaven, anyone?) might mention an unspecified god every now and then, this film uses unmistakable metaphors and symbolism that blur the line between analogy and reality. It is one thing to put a cross in a shot. It is another thing completely to depict someone making sacrifices for his friends.
Ultimately, To End All Wars makes no compromises, neither to those who think its rating does not match its message nor not to those who think it is too preachy. Some things need to be preached.