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The Railway Man

The Railway Man

Revenge is never a straight line.

20136.81h 56m

Overview

A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.

Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky
Written by Andy Paterson, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Eric Lomax
Produced by Bill Curbishley, Andy Paterson, Chris Brown
Box OfficeBudget: $18.0MRevenue: $24.2M

Top Cast

Colin Firth

Colin Firth

Eric

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Patti

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Finlay

Jeremy Irvine

Jeremy Irvine

Young Eric

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

Nagase

Tanroh Ishida

Tanroh Ishida

Young Nagase

Michael MacKenzie

Michael MacKenzie

Sutton

J

Jeffrey Daunton

Burton

Tom Stokes

Tom Stokes

Withins

Bryan Probets

Bryan Probets

Major York

Themes & Keywords

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)world war iivictimredemptionbased on true storyautobiographyrevengetorture

About The Railway Man

The Railway Man is a drama, history film released in 2013 exploring themes of post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), world war ii, victim, redemption, based on true story, autobiography. Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, it stars Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgård. A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.

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