The railway man, The Weinstein Company and Screen Australia in association with Silver Reel, Screen Queesnland, Creative Scotland, Screen NSW and Lionsgate UK present ; an Andy Paterson, Pictures in Paradise, Trinfold production ; screenplay by Frank Cottrel Boyce and Andy Paterson ; produced by Andy Paterson, Chris Brown, Bill Curbishley ; directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, (DVD)
The Resource The railway man, The Weinstein Company and Screen Australia in association with Silver Reel, Screen Queesnland, Creative Scotland, Screen NSW and Lionsgate UK present ; an Andy Paterson, Pictures in Paradise, Trinfold production ; screenplay by Frank Cottrel Boyce and Andy Paterson ; produced by Andy Paterson, Chris Brown, Bill Curbishley ; directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, (DVD)
The railway man, The Weinstein Company and Screen Australia in association with Silver Reel, Screen Queesnland, Creative Scotland, Screen NSW and Lionsgate UK present ; an Andy Paterson, Pictures in Paradise, Trinfold production ; screenplay by Frank Cottrel Boyce and Andy Paterson ; produced by Andy Paterson, Chris Brown, Bill Curbishley ; directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, (DVD)
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The item The railway man, The Weinstein Company and Screen Australia in association with Silver Reel, Screen Queesnland, Creative Scotland, Screen NSW and Lionsgate UK present ; an Andy Paterson, Pictures in Paradise, Trinfold production ; screenplay by Frank Cottrel Boyce and Andy Paterson ; produced by Andy Paterson, Chris Brown, Bill Curbishley ; directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, (DVD) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Canastota Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item The railway man, The Weinstein Company and Screen Australia in association with Silver Reel, Screen Queesnland, Creative Scotland, Screen NSW and Lionsgate UK present ; an Andy Paterson, Pictures in Paradise, Trinfold production ; screenplay by Frank Cottrel Boyce and Andy Paterson ; produced by Andy Paterson, Chris Brown, Bill Curbishley ; directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, (DVD) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Canastota Public Library.
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- Contributor
-
- Paterson, Andy
- Reid, Sam
- Sanada, Hiroyuki, 1960-
- Skarsgård, Stellan
- Pictures in Paradise
- Teplitzky, Jonathan
- Screen Australia
- Screen NSW (New South Wales)
- Screen Queensland (Queensland)
- Silver Reel
- Trinfold
- Lionsgate UK
- Weinstein Company
- Boyce, Frank Cottrel
- Brown, Chris, 1950-
- Curbishley, Bill
- Creative Scotland (Organization)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
- Firth, Colin, 1960-
- Irvine, Jeremy, 1990-
- Ishida, Tanroh
- Kidman, Nicole, 1967-
- Summary
- Based on an autobiography, this film tells the true story of Eric Lomax, 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 the psychological trauma of his wartime experiences, Lomax is persuaded by his wife Patti to find and confront one of his captors. Accompanied by his best friend, Lomax returns to the scene of his torture and manages to track down his captor, Japanese officer Takashi Nagase, from the prison camp, in an attempt to let go of a lifetime of bitterness and hate
- Language
-
- eng
- eng
- spa
- eng
- eng
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (108 minutes)
- Note
-
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2013
- Based on the book by Eric Lomax
- Special features: Feature commentary with director Jonathan Teplitzky and co-writer/producer Andy Paterson; the making of Railway Man
- Isbn
- 9780109411884
- Label
- The railway man
- Title
- The railway man
- Statement of responsibility
- The Weinstein Company and Screen Australia in association with Silver Reel, Screen Queesnland, Creative Scotland, Screen NSW and Lionsgate UK present ; an Andy Paterson, Pictures in Paradise, Trinfold production ; screenplay by Frank Cottrel Boyce and Andy Paterson ; produced by Andy Paterson, Chris Brown, Bill Curbishley ; directed by Jonathan Teplitzky
- Contributor
-
- Paterson, Andy
- Reid, Sam
- Sanada, Hiroyuki, 1960-
- Skarsgård, Stellan
- Pictures in Paradise
- Teplitzky, Jonathan
- Screen Australia
- Screen NSW (New South Wales)
- Screen Queensland (Queensland)
- Silver Reel
- Trinfold
- Lionsgate UK
- Weinstein Company
- Boyce, Frank Cottrel
- Brown, Chris, 1950-
- Curbishley, Bill
- Creative Scotland (Organization)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
- Firth, Colin, 1960-
- Irvine, Jeremy, 1990-
- Ishida, Tanroh
- Kidman, Nicole, 1967-
- Subject
-
- Biographical films
- Burma-Siam Railroad -- History -- Drama
- Feature films
- Lomax, Eric -- Drama
- Prisoners of war -- Great Britain -- Biography | Drama
- Prisoners of war -- Thailand -- Biography | Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- War films
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscript labor -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives | Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama
- Language
-
- eng
- eng
- spa
- eng
- eng
- Summary
- Based on an autobiography, this film tells the true story of Eric Lomax, 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 the psychological trauma of his wartime experiences, Lomax is persuaded by his wife Patti to find and confront one of his captors. Accompanied by his best friend, Lomax returns to the scene of his torture and manages to track down his captor, Japanese officer Takashi Nagase, from the prison camp, in an attempt to let go of a lifetime of bitterness and hate
- Cataloging source
- BDX
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Costume designer, Lizzy Gardiner ; film editor, Martin Connor ; production designer, Steven Jones-Evans ; director of photography, Garry Phillips
- Dewey number
- 791.43/72
- Intended audience
- MPAA rating: R, for disturbing prisoner of war violence
- Language note
- In English; Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH)
- PerformerNote
- Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvine, Stellan Skarsgård, Hiroyuki Sanada, Sam Reid, Tanroh Ishida
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
-
- 1950-
- 1960-
- 1967-
- 1990-
- 1960-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Teplitzky, Jonathan
- Boyce, Frank Cottrel
- Paterson, Andy
- Brown, Chris
- Curbishley, Bill
- Firth, Colin
- Kidman, Nicole
- Irvine, Jeremy
- Skarsgård, Stellan
- Sanada, Hiroyuki
- Reid, Sam
- Ishida, Tanroh
- Lomax, Eric
- Weinstein Company
- Screen Australia
- Silver Reel
- Screen Queensland (Queensland)
- Creative Scotland (Organization)
- Screen NSW (New South Wales)
- Lionsgate UK
- Pictures in Paradise
- Trinfold
- Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
- Runtime
- 108
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Burma-Siam Railroad
- World War, 1939-1945
- Lomax, Eric
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Prisoners of war
- Prisoners of war
- Target audience
- adult
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- The railway man, The Weinstein Company and Screen Australia in association with Silver Reel, Screen Queesnland, Creative Scotland, Screen NSW and Lionsgate UK present ; an Andy Paterson, Pictures in Paradise, Trinfold production ; screenplay by Frank Cottrel Boyce and Andy Paterson ; produced by Andy Paterson, Chris Brown, Bill Curbishley ; directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, (DVD)
- Note
-
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2013
- Based on the book by Eric Lomax
- Special features: Feature commentary with director Jonathan Teplitzky and co-writer/producer Andy Paterson; the making of Railway Man
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn881375241
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
-
- 4 3/4 in.
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (108 minutes)
- Isbn
- 9780109411884
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 013132617602
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- WC61760
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
- (OCoLC)881375241
- System details
- DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- The railway man, The Weinstein Company and Screen Australia in association with Silver Reel, Screen Queesnland, Creative Scotland, Screen NSW and Lionsgate UK present ; an Andy Paterson, Pictures in Paradise, Trinfold production ; screenplay by Frank Cottrel Boyce and Andy Paterson ; produced by Andy Paterson, Chris Brown, Bill Curbishley ; directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, (DVD)
- Note
-
- Originally released as a motion picture in 2013
- Based on the book by Eric Lomax
- Special features: Feature commentary with director Jonathan Teplitzky and co-writer/producer Andy Paterson; the making of Railway Man
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn881375241
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
-
- 4 3/4 in.
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (108 minutes)
- Isbn
- 9780109411884
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 013132617602
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- WC61760
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
- (OCoLC)881375241
- System details
- DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- Biographical films
- Burma-Siam Railroad -- History -- Drama
- Feature films
- Lomax, Eric -- Drama
- Prisoners of war -- Great Britain -- Biography | Drama
- Prisoners of war -- Thailand -- Biography | Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- War films
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscript labor -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives | Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama
Genre
- Biography
- Biographical films
- Drama
- War films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Personal narratives
- Feature films
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