"Revenge is never a straight line."

2013

1h 56m

6.8(754 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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Cast & Crew

36 members

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Colin Firth

Eric

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Nicole Kidman

Patti

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Stellan Skarsgård

Finlay

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Jeremy Irvine

Young Eric

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真田広之

Nagase

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Tanroh Ishida

Young Nagase

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Michael MacKenzie

Sutton

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Jeffrey Daunton

Burton

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Tom Stokes

Withins

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Bryan Probets

Major York

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Tom Hobbs

Thorlby

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Sam Reid

Young Finlay

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Akos Armont

Jackson

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Takato Kitamoto

Japanese Officer

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Keith Fleming

Removal Man

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Ben Aldridge

Baliff

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Yutaka Izumihara

Japanese NCO

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Louis Toshio Okada

Hank the Yank

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Micheal Doonan

Doctor Rogers

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Shoota Tanahshi

Japanese Mechanic

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Peter Tuinstra

Pump Operator

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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

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Masa Yamaguchi

Kempai Officer

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Ewen Leslie

Captain Thompson

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Shinji Ikefuji

Thug Sergeant

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Jack McTaggart

Australian Soldier

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Sarah McVicar

Nurse

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Therese Bradley

Mother

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Byron J. Brochmann

British Trooper POW (uncredited)

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Marta Dusseldorp

Memsahib (uncredited)

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Charlie Ruedpokanon

Japanese Guard (uncredited)

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Kate Rutter

Jean

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Inessa Kraft

Nurse

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