" Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" (1982)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | " Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
| Director | |
| Producer | |
| Screenplay | |
| Production country |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1983-08-26 |
Cast
Titles
| Original title |
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| Swedish release title |
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| Co-production title |
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| Title for Swedish DVD release |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Music | |
| Art Director | |
| Film Editor | |
| Author |
Cast
| David Bowie | Jack Celliers | ||
| Tom Conti | John Lawrence | ||
| Ryuichi Sakamoto | kapten Yonoi | ||
| Takeshi Kitano (as Takeshi) | sergeant Hara | ||
| Jack Thompson | Hicksley-Ellis | ||
| Johnny Okura | Kanemoto | ||
| Alistair Browning | De Jong | ||
| James Malcolm | Celliers bror | ||
| Chris Broun | Jack Celliers, 12 år | ||
| Yuya Uchida | militärlägrets kommendant | ||
| Ryunosuke Kaneda | överste Fujimura | ||
| Takeshi Naito | löjtnant Iwata | ||
| Tamio Ishikura | åklagaren | ||
| Rokko Toura | tolken | ||
| Kan Mikami | kapten Ito | ||
| Yuji Honma | menige Yajima | ||
| Daisuke Iijima | korpral Ueki | ||
| Hideo Murota | nye lägerkommendanten | ||
| Barry Dorking | chefsläkaren | ||
| Geoff Clendon | australiske läkaren | ||
| Grant Bridge | en fånge, officer | ||
| Richard Adams | fånge | ||
| Geoff Allen | fånge | ||
| Michael Baxter-Lax | fånge | ||
| Marc Berg | fånge | ||
| Marcus Campbell | fånge | ||
| Colin Francis | fånge | ||
| Richard Hensby | fånge | ||
| Richard Hoare | fånge | ||
| Martin Ibbertson | fånge | ||
| Rob Jayne | fånge | ||
| Richard Mills | fånge | ||
| Mark Penrose | fånge | ||
| Arthur Ranford | fånge | ||
| Steve Smith | fånge | ||
| Stephen Taylor | fånge | ||
| Richard Zimmerman | fånge | ||
| Ian Miller | engelsk vakt | ||
| Don Stevens | pastorn |
Companies
| Production Company | Recorded Pictures Company Ltd | i samarb m | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cineventure | |||
| TV Asahi | |||
| Oshima Productions | |||
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | AB Svensk Filmindustri | ||
| Distributor in Sweden (DCP) | Nonstop Entertainment AB | 2021 | |
| Distributor in Sweden (DVD) | Atlantic Film AB | 2006 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 124195 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1983-08-18 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 3380 meters |
| Notes | Aktlängder: 585-605-575-525-570-520= 3380 meter. |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.85:1 |
|---|---|
| Sound system | Dolby Stereo 04 |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Colour system | Eastman Color |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
Release dates
| TV showing | SVT1 | Sweden | ||||
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| Release in Sweden | 1983-08-26 | Look | Stockholm | Sweden | 124 min | |
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2000-04-28 | |||||
| DVD release | 2006-05-24 | Sweden | ||||
| FIAF showing | 2016-04-13 | |||||
| 2016-04-14 | ||||||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2022-11-12 | Stockholm | Sweden | |||
| 2022-11-26 | Gothenburg | Sweden | ||||
| 2022-12-06 | Malmö | Sweden |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
|---|---|
| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 3363 |
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 3368 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Colour prints | 16 |
| Slides | SET |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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Other manifestations of this work
Internet
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.78:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Frames per second | 25 |
| Length in minutes | 118 min |
| Dialogue |
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Holdings Film
| Element type | Digitalt visningsmaterial |
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