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Japanese forces invade Southeast Asia, including Burma and Thailand, during World War II.
Japanese forces begin building the Burma-Thailand Railway, also known as the Death Railway, using Allied POW labor under harsh conditions.
Production of the film directed by David Lean, based on Pierre Boulle's novel.
The film is released, receiving critical acclaim and winning several Academy Awards.
Books:
Empire of the Sun
by J.G. Ballard
Birdsong
by Sebastian Faulks
A Town Like Alice
by Nevil Shute
The Thin Red Line
by James Jones
The Naked and the Dead
by Norman Mailer
King Rat
by James Clavell
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
From Here to Eternity
by James Jones
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
The Zookeeper's Wife
by Diane Ackerman
Movies:
A Bridge Too Far
The Dirty Dozen
Lawrence of Arabia
The Guns of Navarone
The Great Escape
Paths of Glory
Run Silent, Run Deep
Stalag 17
The Train
The Hill
Music:
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber by Paul Hindemith
The Firebird Suite (1919 version) by Igor Stravinsky
Finlandia, Op. 26 by Jean Sibelius
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 by Samuel Barber
TV Shows:
Band of Brothers
Generation War
The Pacific
M*A*S*H
Tour of Duty
The World at War
Our World War
The Long Road Home
Combat!
Catch-22
Video Games:
This War of Mine
Call of Duty: WWII
Battlefield V
Spec Ops: The Line
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Company of Heroes
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Watched this in theaters. Was a fun popcorn movie. I didn't like it as much as the first movie though. The nostalgia moments are a lot of fun for me, but the first movie had a ton of those too.
I need to rewatch this and see if it moves from a like to a favorite for me. I forget about it, see it mentioned, and remember that it was way better than I thought it was going to be. This is a great one to watch if you haven't yet.
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Finally got to see this in theaters - it's a lovely movie. One of the higher quality family-friendly sci fi movies in a LONG time. The part I liked least about the book was the humor - movie was the same. Which speaks to how good the adaptation was.
