Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
N.p. N.p., 1983. Vintage Japanese B2 poster for the 1983 Japanese-British co-production. Nominated in 1983 for a Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Based on the 1963 novel, "The Seed and the Sower" by Laurens van der Post, about his experiences as a British soldier who was held as a prisoner of war by the Japanese. An international co-production, ultimately shot with parts in both English and Japanese.
Set in an unnamed Japanese prison camp. Shot in Auckland, New Zealand at Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
20 x 28.5 inches. Near Fine.
Criterion Collection 535.
[Book #140111]
Price: $45.00
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