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To End All Wars

To End All Wars

6,4 /10 (182 Votes)
2001 EN 108 min

Overview

Based on a real-life story, this drama focuses on a small group of Allied soldiers in Burma who are held captive by the Japanese. Capt. Ernest Gordon, Lt. Jim Reardon and Maj. Ian Campbell are among the military officers kept imprisoned and routinely beaten and deprived of food. While Campbell wants to rebel and attempt an escape, Gordon tries to take a more stoic approach, an attitude that proves to be surprisingly resonant.

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Release date

02/09/2001

Votes

182

Popularity

1.1

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Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

108 min

Budget

$14,000,000

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misubisu

misubisu

2026-03-25

**Score: 9/10 - A Harrowing, Unflinching Testament to the Human Spirit** *To End All Wars* is not a comfortable film. Based on the true story of Allied POWs forced to build the Burma Railway during World War II, it is a brutal, spiritual, and deeply humane exploration of what it means to endure the unendurable. For viewers who value character over spectacle, moral complexity over easy heroism, and stories that earn their emotional weight through suffering and grace, this is essential viewing. **The Character Arc That Defines the Film** Like the best of the series shows I've reviewed *…

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