Product Details

• Actors: Stephen Curry, Leon Ford, Matthew Newton, Mark Priestley, Joel McIlroy
• Writers: John Doyle
• Producers: Bill Hughes, Tim Pye
• Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Bfs Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: January 14, 2003
• Run Time: 348 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00006CY05
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #201,251 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Changi" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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CHANGI - DVD Movie

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Australian TV miniseries, February 11, 2003

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This review is from: Changi (DVD)

Six young Australian soldiers are captured by the Japanese and interred in Changi prison camp. Each of the six 1-hour episodes covers one man's recollections, as they meet for their last reunion. Each of the 12 principal actors is very good (six as the young soldiers and six as their older counterparts). This is the kind of engrossing story that you'll never see on American TV. The violence of their captors is quite graphic, but the humor they use to survive offsets it nicely. I highly recommend it.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Changi, July 9, 2003

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BillT1620 "billt1620" (Brick, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Changi (DVD)

Although the story unfolds rather slowly due to the use of back flashes, it ultimately gives a vivid insight into the conditions of a Japanese POW camp during WWII. As I wathced the film, I became more engrossed in the entire story. Well worth a look.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A standout gem for WW II aficionados, May 17, 2004

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paul_howard "paul_howard" (San Ramon, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Changi (DVD)

It is a pleasure to have occasion to rave about quality of acting. In this Australian WW II gem, the actors' portrayal of the full gamut of human emotion associated with the POW experience, and with the contrast of that experience with their lives before and after, is exact, convincing at every turn, and alone makes Changi worth buying. Add to that a compelling story line, constant underlying tension, brilliantly effective use of flashback to make subtle but profound points, and the multifarious talents of the cast, and the result is a real winner. Instinct tells me that this is a bit overdramatized -- that a real POW experience, with the aura of death and threat, would not necessarily be so effectively countervailed by hijinx and camaraderie as is portrayed here. On the other hand, this Japanese/Australian conflict has been too often ignored by "mainstream" WW II movies in the U.S. And it is delightful to see that this Australian-produced item is guided by a sophisticated vision of concept and audience more similar to British productions than to the dumbed-down American media of late.