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Poster for World War Two's Luckiest Man

World War Two's Luckiest Man

2012
  • 50m
  • November 27, 2012 · Canada

Overview

During the Second World War Alistair Urquhart was captured by the Japanese, tortured, starved and sent to work on the Death Railway in Thailand. After years in the camp he was loaded onto an airless cargo ship which was torpedoed by an American submarine. Alistair was one of the sole survivors - and drifted alone for days in the South China Sea before being picked up by a ship – a Japanese Whaling vessel. Half dead he was sent to a Japanese prisoner of war camp again. Continuing his thread of bad luck, the camp was in Nagasaki where Alistair bore witness to the devastation of the world’s second atom bomb. This one hour film is the heart-wrenching, personal testimonial of 91 year old Alistair Urquhart set against the backdrop of the little known war in the Far East.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
November 27, 2012
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English
Countries
Canada
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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