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Movie Info

An Australian captain (Bryan Brown) tries to prosecute a Japanese baron (George Takei) for POW-camp crimes, despite a postwar U.S. major (Terry O'Quinn).

Rating:

R
Genre:

drama, history
Original Language:

English
Director:

Stephen Wallace
Box Office (Gross USA):

$11.7K
Runtime:

1h 49m
Sound Mix:

Surround

Cast & Crew

Bryan Brown
Captain Cooper

George Takei
Vice-Admiral Baron Takahashi

Terry O'Quinn
Major Beckett

John Bach
Major Roberts

Toshi Shioya
Lt. Tanaka

Deborah Kara Unger
Sister Littell

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Critic Reviews for Prisoners of the Sun

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January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
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August 1, 2005 | Rating: 2/5

Emanuel Levy
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Audience Reviews for Prisoners of the Sun

Aug 19, 2012

Decently told story. Some of the acting (Asian) I found a little less than great....

Cynthia S Super Reviewer
Dec 04, 2006

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.

Dean M Super Reviewer