The railway man
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Cottrell Boyce, Frank screenwriter.
Patterson, Andy, screenwriter.
Teplitzky, Jonathan, film director.
Firth, Colin, 1960- actor.
Kidman, Nicole, 1967- actor.
Patterson, Andy, screenwriter.
Teplitzky, Jonathan, film director.
Firth, Colin, 1960- actor.
Kidman, Nicole, 1967- actor.
Published
[Beverly Hills, CA] : Anchor Bay Films, [2014].
Status
Description
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Broadview Public Library District - Stacks | BLU-RAY RAI | On Shelf |
| Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | BLU-RAY RAILWAY | On Shelf |
| Homewood Public Library District - Stacks | BLU-RAY RAI | On Shelf |
| Woodridge Public Library - Adult Videos | BLU RAI | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Burma-Siam Railroad -- History -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Lomax, Eric.
Personal narratives.
Prisoners of war -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Drama.
Prisoners of war -- Thailand -- Biography -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscript labor -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Scottish -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama.
Burma-Siam Railroad -- History -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Lomax, Eric.
Personal narratives.
Prisoners of war -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Drama.
Prisoners of war -- Thailand -- Biography -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscript labor -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Scottish -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama.
More Details
Published
[Beverly Hills, CA] : Anchor Bay Films, [2014].
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
013132617619
Notes
General Note
Title from sell sheet.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.
General Note
Based on the autobiography of Eric Lomax.
Participants/Performers
Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgård, Jeremy Irvine, Sam Reid, Hiroyuki Sanada.
Description
Eric Lomax is a British Army officer who is captured by the Japanese during WWII and sent to a POW camp, where he is tortured and forced to work on the Thai-Burma Railway. Years later, and still suffering from the psychological trauma, Lomax is persuaded by his wife Patti to find and confront one of his captors. Lomax returns to the scene of his torture and manages to track down his captor from the prison camp in an attempt to let go of a lifetime of bitterness and hate. Based on a true story.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for disturbing prisoner of war violence.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
System Details
Blu-ray, widescreen; Dolby Digital; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
English dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Local note
BLU-RAY
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cottrell Boyce, F., Patterson, A., Teplitzky, J., Firth, C., Kidman, N., Skarsgård, S., & Lomax, E. (2014). The railway man ([Widescreen version].). Anchor Bay Films.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Frank Cottrell Boyce et al.. 2014. The Railway Man. [Beverly Hills, CA]: Anchor Bay Films.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Frank Cottrell Boyce et al.. The Railway Man [Beverly Hills, CA]: Anchor Bay Films, 2014.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Cottrell Boyce, F., Patterson, A., Teplitzky, J., Firth, C., Kidman, N., Skarsgård, S. and Lomax, E. (2014). The railway man. [Widescreen version]. [Beverly Hills, CA]: Anchor Bay Films.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cottrell Boyce, Frank, et al. The Railway Man [Widescreen version]., Anchor Bay Films, 2014.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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