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A War Story

A War Story

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A Canadian doctor interned at a Japanese POW Camp during WWII must tend to his fellow British prisoners who are being worked to death in a mine.

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Budget

$274000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

08 November 1981

Country

Canada

Cast

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Narrator (voice)

David Edney

David Edney

Ben Wheeler

Frank C. Turner

Frank C. Turner

Peter Seed

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