Character mistake: On the train at the beginning of the movie, Colin Firth is talking to Nicole Kidman about Warrington. He states that George Formby was from Warrington and not from Wigan or Formby as people believe. George Formby was born in Wigan.
The Railway Man (2013)
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Directed by: Jonathan Teplitzky
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard, Jeremy Irvine
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Suggested correction: He was born in Warrington.
Formby is buried in Warrington, but he was born in Wigan.
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