Colin Firth - The Railway Man Cast And Crew Mourn The Death Of Writer Eric Lomax 09 October 2012 (CONTACT MUSIC)

The war hero behind Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman's new movie The Railway Man has died, aged 93.

Eric Lomax's memoirs about working on the so-called 'death railway' in Thailand after he was captured by Japanese troops have been adapted into a new movie, starring the Oscar winners.

Lomax's book was published in 1995.  He died early on Monday (08Oct12).

Andy Paterson, the producer of the film adaptation of his book, tells the Bbc, "The cast and crew of The Railway Man are deeply saddened to hear of Eric Lomax's death. All our thoughts today are with his family.

"Whilst we are heartbroken that he will not be with us at the premiere, he lived long enough to see some early images from the film and to share our hopes that this new version of his story will help ensure that the men who suffered with him - and the families who had to cope with the legacy - would never be forgotten."

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Colin Firth: Top film stars swap Hollywood for Holy Island (NORTHUMBERLAND GAZETTE)

Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman amongst film crew and extras take a strole along Berwicks walls while filming an adaptation of Eric Lomax's The Railway Man

Published on Friday 18 May 2012 06:00

HOLY Island Causeway is in the news again this week, but rather than stranded motorists, the focus was a pair of Hollywood superstars.

Oscar-winners Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth were in north Northumberland last week filming for The Railway Man.

The film is based on the book by 92-year-old Berwick resident Eric Lomax, who was captured during the Second World War at the fall of Singapore and was forced to work on the infamous Thai-Burma ‘death railway’ as a prisoner-of-war.

Firth has already visited Mr Lomax twice and took the opportunity to meet him again after filming wrapped on Friday.

The filming on Holy Island took place last Thursday, before the famous pair spent the night at Tillmouth Park Hotel, near Cornhill.

They were joined by Kidman’s two young daughters Sunday and Faith, along with their nanny.


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