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The Railway Man
The Railway Man

The Railway Man

Revenge is never a straight line.

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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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Budget

$18000000

Revenue

$24174885

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

116 mins

Rating

6.84/10

Release Date

02 December 2013

Country

Australia

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

Jeffrey Daunton

Jeffrey Daunton

Burton

Tom Stokes

Tom Stokes

Withins

Bryan Probets

Bryan Probets

Major York

Tom Hobbs

Tom Hobbs

Thorlby

Sam Reid

Sam Reid

Young Finlay

Akos Armont

Akos Armont

Jackson

Takato Kitamoto

Takato Kitamoto

Japanese Officer

Keith Fleming

Keith Fleming

Removal Man

Ben Aldridge

Ben Aldridge

Baliff

Yutaka Izumihara

Yutaka Izumihara

Japanese NCO

Louis Toshio Okada

Louis Toshio Okada

Hank the Yank

Micheal Doonan

Micheal Doonan

Doctor Rogers

Shoota Tanahshi

Shoota Tanahshi

Japanese Mechanic

Peter Tuinstra

Peter Tuinstra

Pump Operator

Shogo Tanikawa

Shogo Tanikawa

Japanese Engineer

Ben Warren

Ben Warren

Cook

Yasuhiko Miyauchi

Yasuhiko Miyauchi

Japanese Sergeant

Keiichi Enomoto

Keiichi Enomoto

Sakamoto

Masa Yamaguchi

Masa Yamaguchi

Kempai Officer

Ewen Leslie

Ewen Leslie

Captain Thompson

Shinji Ikefuji

Shinji Ikefuji

Thug Sergeant

Jack McTaggart

Jack McTaggart

Australian Soldier

Sarah McVicar

Sarah McVicar

Nurse

Therese Bradley

Therese Bradley

Mother

Byron J. Brochmann

Byron J. Brochmann

British Trooper POW (uncredited)

Marta Dusseldorp

Marta Dusseldorp

Memsahib (uncredited)

Charlie Ruedpokanon

Charlie Ruedpokanon

Japanese Guard (uncredited)

Kate Rutter

Kate Rutter

Jean

Inessa Kraft

Inessa Kraft

Nurse

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