Based on a real-life story, this drama focuses on a small group of Allied soldiers in Burma who are held captive by the Japanese. Capt. Ernest Gordon, Lt. Jim Reardon and Maj. Ian Campbell are among the military officers kept imprisoned and routinely beaten and deprived of food. While Campbell wants to rebel and attempt an escape, Gordon tries to take a more stoic approach, an attitude that proves to be surprisingly resonant.
Directed by David L. Cunningham
japan
scotland
traitor
world war ii
freight train
railway car
teacher
jungle
corporal punishment
bushido
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3.4 / 5
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Cast
Ciarán McMenamin
Capt. Ernest Gordon
Robert Carlyle
Major Ian Campbell
Kiefer Sutherland
Lt. Jim 'Yanker' Reardon
Mark Strong
Dusty Miller
Yugo Saso
Takashi Nagase
Sakae Kimura
Sgt. Ito
James Cosmo
Col. Stuart McLean
Masayuki Yui
Captain Noguchi
John Gregg
Camp Doctor Coates
Shû Nakajima
Nagatomo
Pip Torrens
Lt. Foxworth
Brendan Cowell
Pte. Wallace Hamilton
Crew
David L. Cunningham
Director
Trevor Jones
Original Music Composer
Maire Brennan
Original Music Composer
Tim Silano
Editor
Greg Gardiner
Director of Photography
Sybil Danning
Executive Producer
David L. Cunningham
Producer
Mike Fenton
Casting
Gary J. Tunnicliffe
Makeup Effects
Popular Reviews
7 reviews
Aaliyah
6.0★ · 02/03/26
ts looked amazing but i just couldn't emotionally connect to the story. the crucifixion scene scared me tho
ts looked amazing but i just couldn't emotionally connect to the story. the crucifixion scene scared me tho
Loveday
8.0★ · 07/24/25
It’s so terrifying to think that this is all so close to passing out of living memory.
The videos of them meeting at the end genuinely made me tear up.
It’s so terrifying to think that this is all so close to passing out of living memory.
The videos of them meeting at the end genuinely made me tear up.