Where was The Railway Man filmed

Locations

• Dugald Stewart Monument at Canton Hill

  In movie

  Scene where Eric Lomax returns from the war.

  Real

  Dugald Stewart Monument at Canton Hill on the map

  Scene was shot The monument commemorates Dugald Stewart (1753-1828), a writer and philosopher who was born and educated in Edinburgh. The Royal Society of Edinburgh commissioned the monument and selected its site in 1830. It was built in 1831 and designed by William Henry Playfair, who also designed the nearby National Monument.

  Edinburgh

• Hintok Cutting - Hellfire Pass

  In movie

  Scene where Eric Lomax takes his wife to the place where he was forced to work.

  Real

  Hintok Cutting - Hellfire Pass on the map

  Scene was shot Hellfire Pass was cleared in six weeks, largely by Allied POWs, working 18 hours a day using only hand tools. Hundreds died there; 69 were beaten to death. The actual scene was shot in the cutting called Hintok, on Lomax's 93rd birthday.

  Kanchanaburi

• The Bridge on the River Kwai

  In movie

  Scene where Eric Lomax returns to the bridge.

  Real

  The Bridge on the River Kwai on the map

  Scene was shot on a railroad bridge over the Khweya River in Kanchanaburi, Thailand.

  Kanchanaburi