Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence

Genre: movies4me > Drama

Format: DVD Video (PAL) What are PAL & NTSC?

Released: Sat 29 Mar 2008

Catalogue Number: DAVID1264

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Region: 2 - Suitable for Europe, Japan, the Middle East, Egypt, South Africa and Greenland What are DVD regions?

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Description:
In the crucible of war, men can kill without remorse. But the pressures of violence can also foster a bond between enemies even between captive and jailer until the lines of their conflict are obscured.

So it is for Lieutenant-Colonel John Lawrence (Tom Conti), a British officer fluent in Japanese language and culture, tolerated by his captors and resented by his fellow prisoners. The precarious truce between the two sides becomes unsettled when headstrong and indomitable Major Celliers (David Bowie) enters the camp and the Japanese immediately set out to break him. Lawrence is drawn into the battle of wills as the conditions for the prisoners worsen and both he and Celliers become the target for punishment and torture culminating in the sadistic Sgt. Hara (Takeshi) offering Lawrence a "Christmas present".

Details:

Actors: David Bowie, Tom Conti, Takeshi Kitano, Ryuichi Sakamato, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jack Thompson
Director: Nagisa Oshima
Feature:
- Special Features: Interviews with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Jeremy Thomas
- Special Feature: The Oshima Gang - 30 Minute Making Of Documentary
- Theatrical Trailer
Audio:
- English Dolby Digital
- Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 - English
- Dolby Digital Stereo - English, French
Discs: 1
Format: PAL
Release Year: 1982
Running Time: 118 minutes
Transfer Aspect Ratio: 16:9