Blood Oath (Prisoners of the Sun) (1991)

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Release Date: Jul 26, 1990 Wide

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In 1945, a tribunal was held to investigate atrocities committed by the Japanese upon Australian soldiers during World War II. At an internment camp, 1100 Australian soldiers were tortured and killed by the Japanese, with only 300 survivors. This horrible event was not known until a terrible discovery of decapitated corpses was made at a grisly site on Ambon Island in Indonesia after the war. Stephen Wallace directed this courtroom drama based on the incident and follows the intrepid

R, 1 hr. 49 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Directed By: Stephen Wallace

Written By: Denis Whitburn, Brian A. Williams

In Theaters: Jul 26, 1990 Wide

On DVD: Oct 5, 2004

Cast

Bryan Brown
Captain Robert Cooper
George Takei
Vice Admiral Baron Taka...
Terry O'Quinn
Major Tom Beckett
Toshi Shioya
Lieutenant Hideo Tanaka
John Bach
Maj. Frank Roberts
Deborah Kara Unger
Sister Carol Littell
John Clarke
Mike Sheedy
John Polson
Private Jimmy Fenton
Nicholas Eadie
Sergeant Keenan
Tetsu Watanabe
Captain Wadami Ikeuchi
Sokyu Fujita
Mr. Shinji Matsugae
Ray Barrett
Lieutenant Colonel John...
Kazuhiro Muroyama
Lieutenant Noburo Kamur...
Jason Donovan
Private Talbot
David Argue
Flight Lieutenant Eddy ...
Andrew Booth
Private Bill Mitchell
Malcolm Cork
Australian Soldier
Russell Crowe
Lt. Corbett
Matthew Keyes
Flight Lieutenant Roger...
Shane McNamara
Major Robert's Aide
Christina Ongley
Nurse Pearson
Tim Reuther
Flight Lieutenant Smith
Peter Waterstreet
Flight Lieutenant O'Don...
Yuichiro Senga
Lieutenant Shimada
Alison Barrett
Donal Gibson
Cpl. Patterson

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I like true-life war stories including this movie of a post-war trial in Australia of Japaneses accused of murdering 300 Australian servicement in Indonesia.

December 4, 2006

Dean McKenna

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"Crowe's appearance alone simply doesn't warrant a viewing and there are so many better war and post war films out there that I'd be hard pressed to recommend running out and renting this. But again, if you're a fan of war trials and courtroom dramas you might get a little bit of enjoyment out of this, or at least

March 17, 2010

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