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02/09/2001 Drama, War, Action 1h 48m
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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.

  1. David L. Cunningham

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Ciarán McMenamin

    Capt. Ernest Gordon

  2. Robert Carlyle

    Major Ian Campbell

  3. Kiefer Sutherland

    Lt. Jim 'Yanker' Reardon

  4. Mark Strong

    Dusty Miller

  5. Yugo Saso

    Takashi Nagase

  6. Sakae Kimura

    Sgt. Ito

  7. James Cosmo

    Col. Stuart McLean

  8. Masayuki Yui

    Captain Noguchi

  9. John Gregg

    Camp Doctor Coates

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Reviews

A review by misubisu
Written by misubisu on 2026-03-25
**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, and stories that earn their emotional weight through suffering and grace, this is essential viewing.

**The Character Arc That Defines the Film**

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$14,000,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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