World War II Enemies to Meet Friday, February 4 For History-Making Reconciliation at the River Kwai Bridge Meeting To Take Place 50 Miles From Last Week's Ratchaburi Terrorism By Burmese Rebels, Led By Twin 12-Year Old Boys Reconciliation To Be Captured By Film Makers For Upcoming Full-Length Dramatic Feature Film, 'To End All Wars,' Based Upon Best-Selling Novel, Through The Valley of the Kwai LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Friday, February 4, Ernest Gordon, retired captain of Scotland's Armed Forces and 3.5 year POW, who was honored recently by Queen Elizabeth II, and Takashi Nagase, Japanese ex-imperial POW officer/interpreter, will reunite for the first time in 50 years, to attempt reconciliation. They will meet at The River Kwai Bridge in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. The meeting will be filmed for inclusion in the upcoming motion picture "To End All Wars," reminiscent of the final sequence of "Schindler's List," in which the audience will hear from the real-life characters. The feature film is based upon Gordon's best-selling novel, Through the Valley of the Kwai, being independently produced by Los Angeles-based, Argyll Film Partners. "'To End All Wars' is a moving epic of war, courage and forgiveness about the triumph of the human spirit over inhumanity, and one man's journey from the prison of self-survival to the freedom of self-sacrifice." states David Cunningham, director. Gordon, now 83, was captured by Japanese forces while escaping from Sumatra (presently Malaysia) after the fall of Singapore. A commander of Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, Scotland's elite military, Gordon was forced to build the infamous Burma-Siam Railroad over the River Kwai, during which nearly 16,000 POW's and 80,000 laborers died. Surviving the horror of the camp, Gordon later served as Dean of the Chapel at Princeton University for 26 years. Last July he was honored by Queen Elizabeth II for his ultimate heroism. Nagase, 81, has made over 100 trips to Thailand to restitute Japan's inhumane treatment of POWs, has established the River Kwai Peace Foundation and has been recognized by the Thai Royal Family. Cunningham, director of "To End All Wars," is an international filmmaker who has directed and produced film and television projects in over 40 countries worldwide. Partnering with Cunningham are producer Jack Hafer, formerly of GMT Studios, and co-producer Penelope Foster of Free Willy, Operation Dumbo Drop and Rosewood. SOURCE: Pray For Rain Pictures, Inc. CONTACT: Lesley Burbridge of Burbridge Media Company, 615-414-7573, or [email protected], for Pray For Rain Pictures