Return to Sandakan

"Horror stories of human depravity and the atrocities committed by the Japanese at Sandakan POW camp"

1995 0h 55m EN

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Synopsis

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During World War II there were nearly 2,500 Allied prisoners held in Sandakan POW camp in British North Borneo. Along with the ravages of war and the struggle to survive abject conditions, only six of these POW's were found alive when the war finally ended. In the years that followed, the horror stories of human depravity and the atrocities committed by the Japanese at Sandakan POW camp would come to light, considered by many as one of the most devastating chapters of the Pacific War.

“Horror stories of human depravity and the atrocities committed by the Japanese at Sandakan POW camp”

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Cast

Ivar Kants
Narrator

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Raymond Quint
Writers: Julian Leatherdale, Raymond Quint
Languages: English
Countries: Australia

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RUNTIME

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Tight 55-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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Marketing tagline: "Horror stories of human depravity and the atrocities committed by the Japanese at Sandakan POW camp".

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IMDB entry: tt4728326 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Raymond Quint directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 55-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Marketing tagline: "Horror stories of human depravity and the atrocities committed by the Japanese at Sandakan POW camp".
5IMDB entry: tt4728326 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.