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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel John Lawrence, who has a profound knowledge of Japanese culture, and Sergeant Hara, brutal and simpleton, will witness the struggle of wills between two men from very different backgrounds who are tragically destined to clash.

1983 |2h 4m |  Drama, History, War

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Cast

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David Bowie

Celliers

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Tom Conti

Lawrence

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Jack Thompson

Hicksley

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Johnny Ohkura

Kanemoto

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Alistair Browning

De Jong

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Yuya Uchida

Commandant of Military Prison

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Ryūnosuke Kaneda

President of the Court

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Takashi Naito

Lieutenant Iwata

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Rokkō Toura

Interpreter

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Kan Mikami

Lieutenant Itō

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Hideo Murota

New Commandant of Camp

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Geoff Clendon

Australian Doctor

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Grant Bridger

P.O.W. Officer

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Geoff Allen

P.O.W. #2

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Colin Francis

P.O.W. #6

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Arthur Ranford

P.O.W. #13

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Ian Miller

English Guard

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Hiroshi Mikami

Japanese Soldier #5

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Status

Released

Language

English, Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

$2,306,560.00