To End All Wars Page #3

Synopsis: A true story about four Allied POWs who endure harsh treatment from their Japanese captors during World War II while being forced to build a railroad through the Burmese jungle. Ultimately they find true freedom by forgiving their enemies. Based on the true story of Ernest Gordon.
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Director(s): David L. Cunningham
Production: Argyll Film Partners
  3 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
58%
R
Year:
2001
117 min
Website
556 Views


with gratitude

at his imperial majesty,

the emperor,

who pity you

for being coward!

What's he talking about --

cowards?

Rules of bushido.

They believe the losers

should kill themselves.

You will give me

great pleasure

to build a railroad

through the jungle

to the glory of his imperial

majesty, the emperor!

Savior of Japan!

Savior of Asia!

We will build this railroad

if we have to build it

over the white man's body.

It is your purification.

Railroad to be

from chungkai base camp

to thanbyuzayat in north.

You will build the railroad

in 18 months.

How will my men

manage that on the rations

you're feeding them, hmm?

Officers work,

as well.

Royal engineer

will oversee building.

Where are

the signed papers?

Gentlemen...

...as you have violated

the Geneva convention,

the hague convention,

and every human right

for properly supervised

prisoners of war,

may I respectfully recommend

Stuart:
That you and

your fascist monkeys

stick your head

up your ass,

because we will not sign

your bloody paper!

Now translate that!

I am sick

of this drivel!

Gentlemen.

Man:
Sir.

Look after my boys, Ian.

It is regrettable,

but we take each of you

and shoot one by one...

Man:
Come on, man.

Let's go.

Sir!

...until you respect

emperor!

Come on.

Out of here.

Out of here.

Come on!

Sir!

Come on, man!

Come on out of here!

Come on, man!

Out of here!

The bastard!

Out of here!

The bastard! Bastard!

Let me go.

Major, what happened?

What happened?

Bastards!

Major, where's the --

where's the --

it's the colonel's blood!

It's the colonel's blood.

It's the colonel's blood!

The colonel's blood!

It's the colonel's...

The bastard!

Major.

Man:
Major, the colonel!

No.

Man #2:

Don't let him go!

Man #3:
No, don't.

There's nothing

you can do.

There's nothing

you can do.

How can he die?

What are we gonna...

What are we gonna do?

It's all right.

What are we gonna do now?

Shh.

What are we gonna do now?

"Verily, verily,

I say unto you,

"'except a corn of wheat

fall into the ground and die,

"'it abideth alone.

But if it die,

it bringeth forth much fruit.'"

there is suffering

before glory.

There is a cross

before the crown.

Outward turn!

Slow...

March!

Cheers.

I'm not leaving.

What?

I said,

"I'm not leaving."

What about our plan?

I owed the colonel

my life,

and I watched him die

in front of my eyes,

and I just stood there,

doing nothing.

You think you're

the only one suffering here?

You think

you're the only one --

now waken up!

There's a reason

why every escape has failed,

and there's a reason

why the japs

don't give a toss

about security.

We were fools to think

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Brian Godawa

Brian James Godawa (born November 10, 1961) is an American screenwriter and author. He wrote the screenplay for To End All Wars and The Visitation, and co-wrote Change Your Life! with Adam Christing. Godawa's book, Hollywood Worldviews: Watching Films with Wisdom and Discernment (ISBN 0830837132), is in its ninth printing. He is also a contributor to the BioLogos Forum. more…

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