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The Railway Man
Revenge is never a straight line.
Genres
DramaHistory
Overview
A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.
Details
Budget
$18000000
Revenue
$24174885
Runtime
116 min
Release Date
2013-12-02
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
751
Vote Average
6.858
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Colin Firth
Eric
Nicole Kidman
Patti
Stellan Skarsgård
Finlay
Jeremy Irvine
Young Eric
Hiroyuki Sanada
Nagase
Tanroh Ishida
Young Nagase
Michael MacKenzie
Sutton
Jeffrey Daunton
Burton
Tom Stokes
Withins
Bryan Probets
Major York
Tom Hobbs
Thorlby
Sam Reid
Young Finlay
Akos Armont
Jackson
Takato Kitamoto
Japanese Officer
Keith Fleming
Removal Man
Ben Aldridge
Baliff
Yutaka Izumihara
Japanese NCO
Louis Toshio Okada
Hank the Yank
Micheal Doonan
Doctor Rogers
Shoota Tanahshi
Japanese Mechanic
Peter Tuinstra
Pump Operator
Shogo Tanikawa
Japanese Engineer
Ben Warren
Cook
Yasuhiko Miyauchi
Japanese Sergeant
Keiichi Enomoto
Sakamoto
Masa Yamaguchi
Kempai Officer
Ewen Leslie
Captain Thompson
Shinji Ikefuji
Thug Sergeant
Jack McTaggart
Australian Soldier
Sarah McVicar
Nurse
Therese Bradley
Mother
Byron J. Brochmann
British Trooper POW (uncredited)
Marta Dusseldorp
Memsahib (uncredited)
Charlie Ruedpokanon
Japanese Guard (uncredited)
Kate Rutter
Jean
Inessa Kraft
Nurse
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