Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence [videorecording]
2005
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David Bowie stars as a prisoner of war in this British drama. During World War Two, English soldier Jack Celliers (Bowie) arrives in a Japanese prisoner of war camp after an exhausting trial. Captain Yonnoi (Ryuichi Sakamato), the new camp commandant, becomes obsessed with breaking the new inmate's spirit, whilst interpreter Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence (Tom Conti) tries to mediate between them. As two different codes of honour clash, Yonnoi forces a confrontation with Celliers that brings them to the point of no return.
Main title:
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence [videorecording] / producer, Jeremy Thomas.
Author:
ÕOshima, Nagisa, 1932-2013, directorSakamoto, RyÕuichi, 1952-2023, musicBowie, David, actorConti, Tom, actorBrowning, Alistair, actorPost, Laurens Van Der, book author
Imprint:
Optimum Home Entertainment, 2005.
Collation:
1 videodisc (118 min.) : col.
Notes:
Film made in 1982.Film based on the novel "The Seed and the Sower" by Laurens Van Der Post.DVDC.Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Enhanced for WideScreen TV, Languages (English), Sound (Dolby Digital 5.1), Other languages English, Other Language Sound Dolby Digital 2.0, Bonus footage, Trailers, 'Making of' documentary, Interviews (Jeremy Thomas (producer), Nagisha Oshima (director)).Made in 1982.Based on the novel 'The seed and the sower' by Laurens Van Der Post.Credits: music, Ryuichi Sakamoto; director photography, Toichiro Narushima.Made in 1983.Credits: music, Ryuichi Sakamoto; cinematographer, Toichiro Narushima.Credits: director, Nagisa Oshima; writer, Nagisa Oshima; writer, Paul Mayersberg; music, Ryuichi Sakamoto; cinematographer, Toichiro Narushima.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Alistair Browning, Takeshi 'Beat' Kitano, James Malcolm, Jack Thompson, Chris Broun, Yuya Uchida, Johnny Okura.
Audience:
BBFC code: 15.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.437
Language:
English
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BRN:
989628
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