Death Railway, portrays the heroism and solidarity of the Australian troops during World War 11. Using scenes of the railway today, authentic archival footage from Australian and Japanese sources, the drawings of Sir Edward Dunlop, and present day interviews, the film covers the route the railway took up the Kwai Noi Valley, between Rangoon and Bangkok. 116,000 Australians, British and Dutch lost their lives building the railway.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323960
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Prisoners of war
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945
Sound/audio
Captioned
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)