The Railway Man

A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.

Cast

Colin Firth

as Eric

Nicole Kidman

as Patti

Stellan Skarsgård

as Finlay

Jeremy Irvine

as Young Eric

Hiroyuki Sanada

as Nagase

Tanroh Ishida

as Young Nagase

Michael MacKenzie

as Sutton

Jeffrey Daunton

as Burton

Tom Stokes

as Withins

Bryan Probets

as Major York

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