To End All Wars is a movie directed by David L. Cunningham in 2001 and based on the book To End All Wars: A True Story about the Will to Survive and the Courage to Forgive by Ernest Gordon, first published in 1962. The movie features Robert Carlyle, Kiefer Sutherland, Ciarán McMenamin, Mark Strong, Yûgo Sasô, Sakae Kimura, and others.
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Storyline
Based on a real-life account, this story follows the journey of four Allied POWs during World War II, subjected to brutal treatment by their Japanese captors while being forced to construct a railway through the Burmese jungle. Through immense hardship, they discover a path to genuine liberation by embracing the power of forgiveness, transcending the confines of their circumstances.
Movie vs Book
Year
2001
Minutes
125
Movie Rate
7.00
Source: IMDb
Movie
To End All Wars
Director: David L. Cunningham
Country: USA
Year: 2001
Length: 2h5m
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Year
1962
Pages
232
Book Rate
8.50
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Book
To End All Wars
Original title: Through the Valley of the Kwai
Subtitle: A True Story about the Will to Survive and the Courage to Forgive
Author: Ernest Gordon
Country: UK
First published in: 1962
Length: 232 pages
Genre: Biography
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“If you sell your book to be a film, then 80 percent of your book is going to be thrown out.”
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