Based on a real-life story, this drama is about a small group of Allied soldiers in Burma who are held captive by the Japanese. Capt. Ernest Gordon (Ciaran McMenamin), Lt. Jim Reardon (Kiefer Sutherland), and Maj. Ian Campbell (Robert Carlyle) are among the military officers who are kept in jail and regularly beaten and denied food. Campbell wants to rebel and try to get away, but Gordon tries to be more calm, which turns out to be surprisingly effective.
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Based on a real-life story, this drama is about a small group of Allied soldiers in Burma who are held captive by the Japanese. Capt. Ernest Gordon (Ciaran McMenamin), Lt. Jim Reardon (Kiefer Sutherland), and Maj. Ian Campbell (Robert Carlyle) are among the military officers who are kept in jail and regularly beaten and denied food. Campbell wants to rebel and try to get away, but Gordon tries to be more calm, which turns out to be surprisingly effective.
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