The Railway Man

Summary

The Railway Man is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (785 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Railway Man received the AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay^[3].
• The Railway Man received the AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score^[4].
• The Railway Man's instance of is recorded as film^[5].
• The Railway Man was directed by Jonathan Teplitzky^[6].
• Frank Cottrell-Boyce wrote the screenplay for The Railway Man^[7].
• Andy Paterson wrote the screenplay for The Railway Man^[8].
• Eric Lomax wrote the screenplay for The Railway Man^[9].
• The Railway Man's composer is recorded as David Hirschfelder^[10].
• The Railway Man's genre is war film^[11].
• The Railway Man's genre is drama film^[12].
• The Railway Man's genre is biographical film^[13].
• The Railway Man's based on is recorded as The Railway Man^[14].
• A cast member of The Railway Man was Colin Firth^[15].
• A cast member of The Railway Man was Nicole Kidman^[16].
• A cast member of The Railway Man was Jeremy Irvine^[17].
• A cast member of The Railway Man was Stellan Skarsgård^[18].
• A cast member of The Railway Man was Hiroyuki Sanada^[19].
• A cast member of The Railway Man was Tanroh Ishida^[20].
• A cast member of The Railway Man was Marta Dusseldorp^[21].
• A cast member of The Railway Man was Sam Reid^[22].
• A cast member of The Railway Man was Tom Hobbs^[23].
• A cast member of The Railway Man was Akos Armont^[24].
• A cast member of The Railway Man was Ben Aldridge^[25].
• A cast member of The Railway Man was Masa Yamaguchi^[26].
• A cast member of The Railway Man was Ewen Leslie^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[28]

• Secondary type(s): Soundtrack^[29]

• First release date: 2014-05-23^[30]

• Genre(s): classical^[31]

• Community tags: classical^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 21978d20-11f1-4bdd-88e1-3bf085e1c50d^[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Bill Curbishley^[34] and Andy Paterson^[35]. The Railway Man was directed by Jonathan Teplitzky^[6]. Screenwriters include Frank Cottrell-Boyce^[7], Andy Paterson^[8], and Eric Lomax^[9]. Cast members include Colin Firth^[15], Nicole Kidman^[16], Jeremy Irvine^[17], Stellan Skarsgård^[18], Hiroyuki Sanada^[19], and Tanroh Ishida^[20].

Publication

Publication dates include September 6, 2013^[36], December 26, 2013^[37], and January 10, 2014^[38]. The original language of The Railway Man was English^[39]. Genres include war film^[11], drama film^[12], and biographical film^[13]. It was distributed by video on demand^[40].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Pacific War^[41] and World War II^[42].

Reception

Awards received include AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay^[3], a film award category^[43], in Australia^[44], founded in 1978^[45] and AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score^[4], a film award category^[46], in Australia^[47]. Reviews include 66%^[48], 6.4/10^[49], and 59/100^[50].

Why It Matters

The Railway Man ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (785 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

FAQs

What awards did The Railway Man receive?

Honors received include AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay^[3] and AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score^[4].