Philip Toosey was the senior British officer who commanded operations for building the Thai-Burma Railway, the inspiration for the movie.

电影的灵感来源是菲利普.图西，他是主持修建这条泰国-缅甸铁路的高级英国指挥官。

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There, he worked on the infamous "Railway of Death" - a Japanese project to create a rail link between Thailand and Burma, the construction of which led to the death of more than 100, 000 labourers, including 16, 000 Allied prisoners.

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