The Railway Man (film)

The Railway Man
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jonathan Teplitzky
Screenplay by	Frank Cottrell Boyce Andy Paterson
Based on	The Railway Man by Eric Lomax
Produced by	Chris Brown Bill Curbishley Andy Paterson
Starring	Colin Firth Nicole Kidman Jeremy Irvine Stellan Skarsgård Hiroyuki Sanada
Cinematography	Garry Phillips
Edited by	Martin Connor
Music by	David Hirschfelder
Production companies	Screen Queensland Screen Australia Silver Reel Creative Scotland Screen NSW Lionsgate UK Pictures in Paradise Trinifold Entertainment Davis Films Latitude Media Archer Street Productions Thai Occidental Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures and Transmission Films (Australia) Lionsgate UK (United Kingdom) Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (Switzerland) Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Release dates	6 September 2013 (2013-09-06) (TIFF) 26 December 2013 (2013-12-26) (Australia) 10 January 2014 (2014-01-10) (United Kingdom)
Running time	116 minutes
Countries	Australia Switzerland France United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$18 million
Box office	$22.3 million

The Railway Man is a 2013 war film directed by Jonathan Teplitzky. It is an adaptation of the 1995 autobiography of the same name by Eric Lomax, and stars Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvine, and Stellan Skarsgård. It premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2013.