The Railway Man
“Revenge is never a straight line.”
A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.
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Cast
37 people
Colin Firth
Eric
Known for
Kingsman: The Secret Service
The King's Speech
Nicole Kidman
Patti
Known for
The Others
Eyes Wide Shut
Stellan Skarsgård
Finlay
Known for
Chernobyl
Andor
Jeremy Irvine
Young Eric
Known for
War Horse
Fallen
Therese Bradley
Mother
Hiroyuki Sanada
Nagase
Known for
Shōgun
47 Ronin
Tanroh Ishida
Young Nagase
Known for
47 Ronin
The Windmill Massacre
Michael MacKenzie
Sutton
Known for
Karen Pirie
Edge of Darkness
Jeffrey Daunton
Burton
Also in
A Perfect Hero
The Princess Stallion
Tom Stokes
Withins
Known for
Trigger Point
Equals
Bryan Probets
Major York
Known for
Triangle
Nim's Island
Tom Hobbs
Thorlby
Known for
Holding the Man
Jonathan Teplitzky Director · Frank Cottrell Boyce Screenplay Andy Paterson Screenplay
Worldwide gross $24M · Budget $18M · United States release April 11, 2014
Box office
Budget
$18,000,000
Worldwide gross
$24,174,885
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
Archer Street Productions
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Pictures in Paradise
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Latitude Media
Production
Thai Occidental Productions
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Silver Reel
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Lionsgate
Production · Studio
Screen Australia
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Screen Queensland
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Transmission Films
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Davis Films
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Australia · France · Switzerland · Thailand · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · December 2, 2013
Theatrical
United States · April 11, 2014
Theatrical
Brazil
April 30, 2014 · Theatrical · mj.gov.br - CALIFÓRNIA FILMES
September 11, 2014 · Theatrical · mj.gov.br - CALIFÓRNIA FILMES
Canada
April 25, 2014 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 12, 2014 · Theatrical
Finland
March 27, 2014 · Theatrical
France
June 11, 2014 · Theatrical
Germany
June 25, 2015 · Theatrical
Greece
July 10, 2014 · Theatrical
September 16, 2014 · Physical · DVD
India
April 3, 2014 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 10, 2014 · Theatrical
Israel
March 5, 2014 · Theatrical
Italy
September 11, 2014 · Theatrical
Japan
April 19, 2014 · Theatrical
Lithuania
July 17, 2014 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 1, 2014 · Theatrical
September 3, 2014 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
February 1, 2019 · TV · RTL 8
New Zealand
January 22, 2014 · Theatrical
Poland
April 3, 2014 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 12, 2014 · Theatrical
Singapore
March 12, 2014 · Theatrical
Slovakia
March 13, 2014 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 16, 2014 · Theatrical
Spain
July 4, 2014 · Theatrical
Switzerland
December 2, 2013 · Digital
United Kingdom
January 10, 2014 · Theatrical
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