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To End All Wars
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To End All Wars

2001-09-02 · 108 min · ★ 6.4

Drama · War · Action

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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Directors
David L. Cunningham
Production companies
Argyll Film Partners, Gummshoe Productions, Integrity Partners, Pray For Rain Pictures
Countries
United Kingdom, Thailand, United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 14,000,000

Top Cast

Ciarán McMenaminCiarán McMenaminCapt. Ernest Gordon
Robert CarlyleRobert CarlyleMajor Ian Campbell
Kiefer SutherlandKiefer SutherlandLt. Jim 'Yanker' Reardon
Mark StrongMark StrongDusty Miller
Yugo SasoYugo SasoTakashi Nagase
Sakae KimuraSakae KimuraSgt. Ito
James CosmoJames CosmoCol. Stuart McLean
Masayuki YuiMasayuki YuiCaptain Noguchi
John GreggJohn GreggCamp Doctor Coates
Shû NakajimaShû NakajimaNagatomo
Pip TorrensPip TorrensLt. Foxworth
James McCarthyNorman
Brendan CowellBrendan CowellPte. Wallace Hamilton
Adam SinclairAdam SinclairJocko
Winton NicholsonDuncan
Greg EllisGreg EllisSgt. Roger Primrose
Robert JobeLars
Jonathan ChapmanServer
Duff ArmourJan
Jeremy PippinYoung Dutch Soldier

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