To End All Wars
DramaWarAction
6.4/10
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|108 min
Release Date: 2001-09-02
Overview - 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.
Production Companies
Argyll Film PartnersGummshoe ProductionsIntegrity PartnersPray For Rain Pictures
User Reviews
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**Score: 9/10 - A Harrowing, Unflinching Testament to the Human Spirit** *To End All Wars* is not a comfortable film. Based on the true story of Allied POWs forced to build the Burma Railway during World War II, it is a brutal, spiritual, and deeply humane exploration of what it means to endure the unendurable. For viewers who value character over spectacle, moral complexity over easy heroism, ...
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