Both sides dug into trenches, and the Western Front was the setting for a hellish war of attrition that would last more than three years. The defeat meant the end of German plans for a quick victory in France. The Allied troops checked the German advance and mounted a successful counterattack, driving the Germans back to north of the Aisne River. In the First Battle of the Marne, fought from September 6-9, 1914, French and British forces confronted the invading Germany army, which had by then penetrated deep into northeastern France, within 30 miles of Paris. Tensions had been brewing throughout Europe-especially in the troubled Balkan region of southeast Europe-for years before World War I actually broke out. By the time the war was over and the Allied Powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people-soldiers and civilians alike-were dead. Thanks to new military technologies and the horrors of trench warfare, World War I saw unprecedented levels of carnage and destruction. During the conflict, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers) fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States (the Allied Powers). November 10, 2002.World War I, also known as the Great War, began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. His murder catapulted into a war across Europe that lasted until 1918.
The film's soundtrack was never released as a stand-alone release. The film was awarded the Crystal Heart Award and Grand Prize for Dramatic Feature at the Heartland Film Festival. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes the film has a score of 62% based on reviews from 13 critics, with an average rating of 5.9/10. Post-production of the film footage was delayed because of lack of funding, which was eventually provided by Gold Crest Films. Gordon's book was finally re-issued with the title To End All Wars to tie in with the film. The autobiography was originally published under the name Through the Valley of the Kwai, then later as Miracle on the River Kwai (not to be confused with the separate novel The Bridge over the River Kwai by Pierre Boulle). The screenplay is based on the autobiography of Ernest Gordon and recounts the experiences of faith and hope of the interned men.
The film was produced by Jack Hafer and David Cunningham. for war violence and brutality, and for some language. It was filmed primarily on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, with some excerpt shots of Thailand.
Jim "Yanker" Reardon, an American Merchant Mariner in Singapore at the time of capture.
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