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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence(1983)
Status: Released
Date: 1983-05-28
73%
481 Votes
Time: 2h 4m
Java, 1942 — A clash of cultures, a test of the human spirit.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English, Japanese.
Countries:
Japan,
New Zealand,
United Kingdom
Revenue: $2,306,560.00
ProductionCompanies: 
National Film Trustee Company
Antares-Nova
Oshima Productions
Broadbank Investments
Movie: Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Top 10 Billed Cast
David Bowie
Celliers
Tom Conti
Lawrence
坂本龍一
Yonoi
ビートたけし
Hara
Jack Thompson
Hicksley
ジョニー大倉
Kanemoto
Alistair Browning
De Jong
内田裕也
Commandant of Military Prison
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