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The Railway Man
2013
· Movie
· 116 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Every rating
47–92
out of 100
A former British Army officer, tormented for decades by the trauma of his torture as a prisoner of war during the construction of the Thai-Burma Railway, discovers that the Japanese interpreter responsible is still alive. Encouraged by his wife, he journeys back to the scene of his nightmares to confront his past and find a way to forgive his former captor.
Details
- Director
- Jonathan Teplitzky
- Writers
- Andy Paterson, Frank Cottrell Boyce
- Based on
- The Railway Man by Eric Lomax
- Released
- 2 December 2013
- Country
- Australia, France, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $18.0M
- Box office
- $24.2M
- Awards
- 7 wins, 18 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 25 →7 wins from 25 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| AACTA Awards ( 4th ) 2013 | Best Film | Chris Brown | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards ( 4th ) 2013 | Best Film | Bill Curbishley | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards ( 4th ) 2013 | Best Film | Andy Paterson | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards ( 4th ) 2013 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Andy Paterson | Winner |
| AACTA Awards ( 4th ) 2013 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Frank Cottrell Boyce | Winner |
| AACTA Awards ( 4th ) 2013 | Best Cinematography | Gary Phillips | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards ( 4th ) 2013 | Best Original Music Score | David Hirschfelder | Winner |
| AACTA Awards ( 4th ) 2013 | Best Sound | Gethin Creagh | Nominee |
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AACTA Awards ( 4th )
12 nominations, 3 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Andy Paterson | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Frank Cottrell Boyce | Winner |
| Best Original Music Score | David Hirschfelder | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Gary Phillips | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Lizzy Gardiner | Nominee |
| Best Film | Chris Brown | Nominee |
| Best Film | Bill Curbishley | Nominee |
| Best Film | Andy Paterson | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Gethin Creagh | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Colin Nicolson | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Andrew Plain | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Craig Walmsley | Nominee |
FCCA Awards
9 nominations, 2 won
| Best Script | Andy Paterson | Winner |
| Best Script | Frank Cottrell Boyce | Winner |
| Best Actor | Colin Firth | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Martin Connor | Nominee |
| Best Film | Chris Brown | Nominee |
| Best Film | Bill Curbishley | Nominee |
| Best Film | Andy Paterson | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Steven Jones-Evans | Nominee |
ACS Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Golden Tripod | Gary Phillips | Winner |
| Mill Award for Cinematographer of the Year | Gary Phillips | Winner |
ASE Award
1 nomination
| Best Editing in a Feature Film | Martin Connor | Nominee |
Saturn Award ( 41st )
1 nomination
| Best International Film | Nominee |