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3 days ago · The Bridge on the River Kwai is an iconic movie that has captivated audiences since its release in 1957. Set against the backdrop of World War II, this epic war film tells the gripping story of a group of British prisoners of war who are forced to build a bridge in the jungles of Burma.
2 days ago · In The Bridge on the River Kwai, director David Lean took plenty of artistic license when bringing Pierre Boulle’s 1952 novel to life, but the film still won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Original Score and Best Cinematography, among others. While the novel and subsequent screenplay are fictional, they rely on the construction of ...
May 23, 2024 · Return from the River Kwai is a British 1989 film directed by Andrew McLaglen. It stars Edward Fox, Chris Penn and Timothy Bottoms. The film is based on a 1979 factual book with the same name, about a 1944 Japanese prisoner transport of 2,217 British and Australian POWs, who had been working as forced labour on the Burma Railway, building the ...
4 days ago · The Kwai River Bridge was part of the meter-gauge railway constructed by the Japanese during World War Two. It is famously known as the setting for...
3 days ago · Bob and Brad continue their mini-series of three films by director David Lean, with his 1957 classic The Bridge in the River Kwai. This rousing epic about Br...
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5 days ago · The book was turned into an Oscar-winning film, The Bridge on the River Kwai, in which Alec Guinness plays Lt. Col. Nicholson, inspired by Toosey.
May 12, 2024 · DIRECTED BY: David Lean. WRITTEN BY: Michael Wilson, Carl Foreman, Pierre Boulle. WITH: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa. 1957. 161 min. UK. Color. Scope. English, Japanese, Thai. Rated PG. 4K DCP. Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation.
