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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = The Railway Man | |name = ''The Railway Man'' | ||
|picture =TheRailwayMan.jpg | |picture =TheRailwayMan.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Movie Poster'' | |caption = ''Movie Poster'' | ||
|country = | |country =[[Image:AUS.jpg|25px]] Australia<br>[[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] United Kingdom<br>[[Image:CH.jpg|25px]] Switzerland<br> | ||
[[Image:AUS.jpg|25px]] Australia<br | |||
[[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] United | |||
[[Image:CH.jpg|25px]] Switzerland<br | |||
|director = Jonathan Teplitzky | |director = Jonathan Teplitzky | ||
|date= September 6, 2013 | |date= September 6, 2013 | ||
|language = English <br | |language = English<br>Japanese | ||
|studio=Archer Street Productions<br>Latitude Media<br>Lionsgate UK | |||
|distributor = Lionsgate | |distributor=Lionsgate UK | ||
|character1=Eric Lomax | |character1=Eric Lomax | ||
|actor1=[[Colin Firth]] / [[Jeremy Irvine]] | |||
|character2=Patricia Lomax | |||
|actor2=[[Nicole Kidman]] | |||
|character3=Finlay | |||
|actor3=[[Stellan Skarsgård]] / [[Sam Reid]] | |||
|character4=Takashi Nagase | |||
|actor1=[[Colin Firth]] | |actor4=[[Hiroyuki Sanada]] / [[Tanroh Ishida]] | ||
|character5=Takashi Nagase | |||
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}} | }} | ||
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==Arisaka Type 38== | ==Arisaka Type 38== | ||
[[Arisaka Type 38]] Rifles are used by Japanese soldiers. Some are fitted with the Type 30 bayonet and the dust cover. | [[Arisaka Type 38]] Rifles are used by Japanese soldiers. Some are fitted with the Type 30 bayonet and the dust cover. | ||
[[File:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 38 | [[File:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 38 - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka]] | ||
[[File:Reailwayman-Arisaka1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier forces British soldiers to get out the HQ bunker of Singapore on February 15, 1942.]] | [[File:Reailwayman-Arisaka1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Japanese soldier forces British soldiers to get out the HQ bunker of Singapore on February 15, 1942.]] | ||
[[File:Reailwayman-Arisaka2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Type 30 bayonet seen on the left as the PoWs lined up.]] | [[File:Reailwayman-Arisaka2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Type 30 bayonet seen on the left as the PoWs lined up.]] | ||
[[File:Reailwayman-Arisaka3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A slinged Arisaka with dust cover carried by a Japanese.]] | [[File:Reailwayman-Arisaka3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A slinged Arisaka with dust cover carried by a Japanese.]] | ||
[[File:Reailwayman-Arisaka4.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[File:Reailwayman-Arisaka4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closer view of one Arisaka's rear part.]] | ||
[[File:Reailwayman-Arisaka5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another rifle during the scene.]] | [[File:Reailwayman-Arisaka5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another rifle during the scene.]] | ||
==Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*== | ==Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III*== | ||
British soldiers are seen with [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]]. | British soldiers are seen with [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*]]. | ||
[[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No.1 | [[File:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mark III* - .303 British]] | ||
[[File:Reailwayman-smle1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An ANZAC soldier on the right stands guard with his SMLE.]] | [[File:Reailwayman-smle1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An ANZAC soldier on the right stands guard with his SMLE.]] | ||
[[File:Reailwayman-smle2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Paratroopers escorting Japanese PoWs with SMLEs during Eric's vision.]] | [[File:Reailwayman-smle2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Paratroopers escorting Japanese PoWs with SMLEs during Eric's vision.]] | ||
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=Submachine Guns= | =Submachine Guns= | ||
==Owen Mk.I== | ==Owen Mk. I== | ||
The [[Owen Submachine Gun]] is used by | The [[Owen Submachine Gun]] is used by Australian paratroopers in Eric's ([[Jeremy Irvine]]) vision of his rescue. | ||
[[ | [[File:Owen MkI 1942.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Owen Mark 1 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:Reailwayman-owen1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A paratrooper frees a PoW.]] | [[File:Reailwayman-owen1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A paratrooper frees a PoW.]] | ||
[[File:Reailwayman-owen2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another paratrooper does the same.]] | [[File:Reailwayman-owen2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another paratrooper does the same.]] | ||
==Sten Mk II== | ==Sten Mk. II== | ||
One of the paratroopers, who frees Eric, is armed with a [[Sten Mk II]] | One of the paratroopers, who frees Eric, is armed with a [[Sten Mk II]]. | ||
[[ | [[File:Sten.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sten Mark II - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[File:Reailwayman-sten1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The paratrooper on the right holds his Sten as he assembles Japanese Kenpeitai.]] | [[File:Reailwayman-sten1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The paratrooper on the right holds his Sten as he assembles Japanese Kenpeitai.]] | ||
==Thompson M1928A1== | ==Thompson M1928A1== | ||
Eric can be briefly seen with a | Eric can be briefly seen with a slung [[Thompson M1928A1]], again only in the vision. | ||
[[File:M1928A1 Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP]] | [[File:M1928A1 Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[File:Railwayman-Thompson1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Eric with the Thompson over his shoulder. Note the canvas holster for a [[Webley revolver]] carried by Young Finlay ([[Sam Reid]]) on the right.]] | [[File:Railwayman-Thompson1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Eric with the Thompson over his shoulder. Note the canvas holster for a [[Webley revolver]] carried by Young Finlay ([[Sam Reid]]) on the right.]] | ||
Revision as of 16:26, 21 August 2023
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The Railway Man is a 2013 British-Australian film directed by Jonathan Teplitzky. When Eric Lomax meets his future wife Patti, a new life begins for him. Nevertheless, he can not leave his presence behind. Drawn on what happened to him during his imprisonment during the Second World War, only his friend Finlay can understand what is going on inside him. When the latter presents him with a newspaper report about Eric's former tormentor Takeshi Nagase, who now manages a war museum, Eric has the opportunity to find a degree.
The following weapons were used in the film The Railway Man:
Rifles
Arisaka Type 38
Arisaka Type 38 Rifles are used by Japanese soldiers. Some are fitted with the Type 30 bayonet and the dust cover.
Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk. III*
British soldiers are seen with Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*.
Submachine Guns
Owen Mk. I
The Owen Submachine Gun is used by Australian paratroopers in Eric's (Jeremy Irvine) vision of his rescue.
Sten Mk. II
One of the paratroopers, who frees Eric, is armed with a Sten Mk II.
Thompson M1928A1
Eric can be briefly seen with a slung Thompson M1928A1, again only in the vision.
Other
Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank
A Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank can be seen during the Fall of Singapore.
