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 ...
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Title: To End All Wars (2001)
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3 wins & 4 nominations.
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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 | |
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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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japanese prison camp | jungle | escape | tarsau burma | railway of death |Taglines:
In a jungle war of survival, they learned sacrifice. In a prison of brutal confinement, they found true freedom. See more »Parents Guide:
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USARelease Date:
2 September 2001 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Última das Guerras See more »Edit
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$14,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Dolby DigitalAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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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). See more »Goofs
When Yank tries to persuade Ernie they should escape the camp, he tells him he is not kamikaze (suicidal). That moment in the movie is set in the beginning of 1942, but the first kamikaze (suicidal pilots) actually appear in 1944. See more »Quotes
Ernest Gordon: When you surrender in war, you're stripped of your dignity as a soldier. And all you've got left is your fellow comrades, many of whom you've just met.See more »
From the clash of the cultures, to the clash between the characters within the each cultures -amazingly well thought through and well written. Sutherland and Carlyle did a tremendous job . . . a powerful cast. True to the grim realities of war without being gratuitous - a refreshing dynamic! It's quite a different viewpoint of the same period as "bridge of the river Kwai" It seems like so many war movies are depressing, or even if they have real resolution, there is no real hope for the future. This movie uniquely brings hope regarding the human condition - even as men are ground within the mortar and pestle of war - they can look beyond themselves . . .to not only respect, but love their enemies.