The Railway Man
The Railway Man
The Railway Man
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2013
1h 56m
6.8(763 votes)
Drama
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Overview

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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Production Companies

Lionsgate
Screen Australia
Screen Queensland
Transmission Films
Davis Films

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2 videos

Cast & Crew

36 members
Acting

Colin Firth

Eric

Colin Firth
Acting

Nicole Kidman

Patti

Nicole Kidman
Acting

Stellan Skarsgård

Finlay

Stellan Skarsgård
Acting

Jeremy Irvine

Young Eric

Jeremy Irvine
Acting

真田広之

Nagase

真田広之
Acting

Tanroh Ishida

Young Nagase

Tanroh Ishida
Acting

Michael MacKenzie

Sutton

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Jeffrey Daunton

Burton

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Tom Stokes

Withins

Tom Stokes
Acting

Bryan Probets

Major York

Bryan Probets
Acting

Tom Hobbs

Thorlby

Tom Hobbs
Acting

Sam Reid

Young Finlay

Sam Reid
Acting

Akos Armont

Jackson

Akos Armont
Acting

Takato Kitamoto

Japanese Officer

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Keith Fleming

Removal Man

Keith Fleming
Acting

Ben Aldridge

Baliff

Ben Aldridge
Acting

Yutaka Izumihara

Japanese NCO

Yutaka Izumihara
Acting

Louis Toshio Okada

Hank the Yank

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Micheal Doonan

Doctor Rogers

Micheal Doonan
Acting

Shoota Tanahshi

Japanese Mechanic

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Peter Tuinstra

Pump Operator

Peter Tuinstra
Acting

Shogo Tanikawa

Japanese Engineer

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Ben Warren

Cook

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Yasuhiko Miyauchi

Japanese Sergeant

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Keiichi Enomoto

Sakamoto

Keiichi Enomoto
Acting

Masa Yamaguchi

Kempai Officer

Masa Yamaguchi
Acting

Ewen Leslie

Captain Thompson

Ewen Leslie
Acting

Shinji Ikefuji

Thug Sergeant

Shinji Ikefuji
Acting

Jack McTaggart

Australian Soldier

Jack McTaggart
Acting

Sarah McVicar

Nurse

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Therese Bradley

Mother

Therese Bradley
Acting

Byron J. Brochmann

British Trooper POW (uncredited)

Byron J. Brochmann
Acting

Marta Dusseldorp

Memsahib (uncredited)

Marta Dusseldorp
Acting

Charlie Ruedpokanon

Japanese Guard (uncredited)

Charlie Ruedpokanon
Acting

Kate Rutter

Jean

Kate Rutter
Acting

Inessa Kraft

Nurse

Inessa Kraft

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