Drama · War
To End All Wars
Based on a real-life story, this drama focuses on a small group of Allied soldiers in Burma who are held captive by the Japanese. Capt. Ernest Gordon, Lt. Jim Reardon and Maj. Ian Campbell are among the military officers kept imprisoned and routinely beaten and deprived of food. While Campbell wants to rebel and attempt an escape, Gordon tries to take a more stoic approach, an attitude that proves to be surprisingly resonant.
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Top Cast
Ciarán McMenamin
Capt. Ernest Gordon
Robert Carlyle
Major Ian Campbell
Kiefer Sutherland
Lt. Jim 'Yanker' Reardon
Mark Strong
Dusty Miller
Yugo Saso
Takashi Nagase
Sakae Kimura
Sgt. Ito
James Cosmo
Col. Stuart McLean
Masayuki Yui
Captain Noguchi
Directed by
David L. Cunningham
Production
Reviews
misubisu
3/25/2026
**Score: 9/10 - A Harrowing, Unflinching Testament to the Human Spirit** *To End All Wars* is not a comfortable film. Based on the true story of Allied POWs forced to build the Burma Railway during World War II, it is a brutal, spiritual, and deeply humane exploration of what it means to endure the unendurable. For viewers who value character over spectacle, moral complexity over easy heroism, and stories that earn their emotional weight through suffering and grace, this is essential viewing. **The Character Arc That Defines the Film** Like the best of the series shows I've reviewed *Firefly's* found family, *Elementary's* journey of recovery, *Orphan Black's* identity and resilience—*To End All Wars* is ultimately about transformation. The film centres on four men: Ernest Gordon
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