The living and working conditions on the Burma Railway were often described as "horrific".
He was taken prisoner in Singapore and spent time on the Burma Railway.
Edwards had been crucified for 63 hours by Japanese soldiers on the Burma Railway.
Some of the characters in the film have the names of real people who were involved in the Burma Railway.
At least we're not driving around looking like a survivor from the Burma Railway.
The prisoners were forced to work, under harsh conditions, on the construction of the Burma Railway.
Ide was later forced by the Japanese to work on the construction of the Burma Railway.
The story is fictional but uses the construction of the Burma Railway, in 1942-43, as its historical setting.
He served much of his captivity as a slave labourer on the Burma Railway.
The railway was known as Burma Railways between 1928 and 1989.