Soldiers of the Far East(2021 War Film)/Trivia

Trivia

 * This is the second war film created and directed by Christopher Nolan after 2017 film Dunkirk
 * The film is inspired by The Railway Man along with other experiences being a prisoner of war in Asia which is more harsh than the Holocaust
 * The film is rated PG-13 due to extreme violence shown in the film
 * Outside English, the film has been dubbed in multiple languages(mainly Asian languages) such as

Character Name Etymology

 * George MacArthur is named after King George I, King George II, King George III, King George IV, King George V and King George VI
 * Edward Richardson is named after King Edward the Elder, King Edward the Martyr, King Edward the Confessor, King Edward I, King Edward II, King Edward III, King Edward IV, King Edward V, King Edward VI, Edward VII and Edward VIII.
 * Richard Brown is named after King Richard I and King Richard II
 * James McCartney is named after King James I and King James II
 * John Morrison is named after King John
 * William Smith is named after King William I, King William II, King William III and King William IV
 * Charles Evans is named after King Charles I and King Charles II
 * Hyousuke is a Japanese male name that literally means 'helpful soldier' and Gyakutai-Tekina literally means 'abusive' in Japanese just to reflect Hyousuke's character

Oiriginal/Planned Ideas

 * George Smith's character was originally going to be called Steven named after King Steven but it was scrapped and it was given to Connor Ball's character but it has been scrapped altogether
 * Blake Richardson's character was originally going to be Richard but it is given to Reece Bibby's character
 * Reece Bibby's character was originally going to be called Charles but it is given to Tristan Evans' character
 * There was originally going to a scene where George died while building the railway to show that many labourers died during it's construction but it was scrapped because it was too graphic and replaced by George passing out from malnutrition and cholera
 * Aaron was originally going to be executed but it was replaced by Robert
 * Rongo, Clifford and Aaron were originally going to be retired to be with George, Edward, Richard, James, John, William and Charles but this is replaced by Rongo, Clifford and Aaron remaining in the military and joining the Vietnam War
 * There was originally going to be a Vietnam War scene where Rongo, Clifford and Aaron were fighting to defend Saigon but this was scrapped as it will be too similar to Forrest Gump