Colin Firth on Torture & 'The Railway Man' Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Actor Colin Firth with Takeaway Host John Hockenberry and Patti Lomax, the real life widow of the man he portrays in the film "The Railway Man." ( Eric Baker ) Produced by Arwa Gunja and Kristen Meinzer Produced by PRI and WNYC