Blood Oath (film)

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Blood Oath

Blood Oath DVD cover
Directed by Stephen Wallace
Written by Denis Whitburn
Brian A. Williams
Starring Bryan Brown
George Takei
Terry O'Quinn
Cinematography Russell Boyd
Distributed by Roadshow Entertainment
Release date(s) 1990
Running time 108 min.
Country Flag of Australia Australia
Language English / Japanese
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Blood Oath is a 1990 Australian feature film, known in some countries as Prisoners of the Sun. The film is based on the real-life trial of Japanese soldiers for war crimes committed against Allied prisoners of war on the island of Ambon, in the Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia), such as the Laha massacre of 1942.

It was directed by Stephen Wallace and co-written by Denis Whitburn and Brian A. Williams. The cast included Bryan Brown, George Takei, Terry O'Quinn, John Bach, John Clarke, Deborah Kara Unger, John Polson, Nicholas Eadie, David Argue and Ray Barrett.

Blood Oath was notable as the first feature film for both Russell Crowe and Jason Donovan, in minor roles.

The film was nominated for several AFI Awards in 1990, including "Best Film". It won the AFI Awards for "Best Achievement in Sound" and "Best Achievement in Costume Design".

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Prisoners of the Sun at IMDB