

To End All Wars
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $14M
- Box office
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- Language
- English
- japan
- scotland
- traitor
- world war ii
- freight train
- railway car
- teacher
- jungle
- corporal punishment
- bushido
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United Kingdom, Thailand, United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR2 Sept 2001
- PhysicalRDVD15 Jun 2004
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1527 Mar 2003
CanadaCA
- PremiereRToronto International Film Festival14 Sept 2001
FranceFR
- Physical12DVD24 Mar 2004
GermanyDE
- Physical16DVD30 Nov 2002
GreeceGR
- Theatrical1518 Dec 2002
HungaryHU
- PhysicalDVD20 Apr 2005
JapanJP
- PhysicalDVD8 Nov 2002
NetherlandsNL
- Physical16DVD19 Jul 2012
NorwayNO
- Physical15DVD12 Feb 2003
SwedenSE
- TV8 Jul 2006
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To End All Wars was released on 2 September 2001.
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misubisu
3/25/2026
**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 ear…
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