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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983Age guide: 15+
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★ 7.3/10 · 556 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
David BowieCelliers
Tom ContiLawrence
Ryuichi SakamotoYonoi
Takeshi KitanoHara
Jack ThompsonHicksley
Johnny OhkuraKanemoto
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Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers
CinemaSerf: This offers a really poignant look at what we might describe as mutual insanity. "Maj. Celliers" (David Bowie) is convicted by the occupying… Read full review