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The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the 1952 novel written by Pierre Boulle . Boulle's novel and the film's screenplay are almost entirely fictional, but use the construction of the Burma Railway, in 1942–1943, as their historical setting. [3] The cast includes William Holden, Alec Guinness ...
A classic war film about British POWs building a bridge for the Japanese in Burma during WWII. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
- (234K)
- Adventure, Drama, War
- David Lean
- 1957-12-14
Academy Award (1958) The Bridge on the River Kwai, British -American war film, released in 1957 and directed by David Lean, that was both a critical and popular success and became an enduring classic. The movie garnered seven Academy Awards, including that for best picture, as well as three Golden Globe Awards and four BAFTA awards.
- Pat Bauer
The Bridge over the River Kwai. The Bridge over the River Kwai ( French: Le Pont de la rivière Kwaï) is a novel by the French novelist Pierre Boulle, published in French in 1952 and English translation by Xan Fielding in 1954. The story is fictional but uses the construction of the Burma Railway, in 1942–1943, as its historical setting, and ...
- Pierre Boulle
- 1952
A classic war epic film directed by David Lean and starring Alec Guinness as a British colonel in a Japanese POW camp. The film explores the themes of honor, duty, and resistance in the face of oppression and brutality.
- (105)
- David Lean
- PG
- William Holden
A classic war film about British POWs forced to build a bridge for the Japanese in Burma during WWII. The film explores the themes of honor, duty, rebellion, and sacrifice as the bridge becomes a target of a daring commando raid.
A classic war film by David Lean, starring Alec Guinness and Sessue Hayakawa as two colonels clashing over a bridge project in Burma. Ebert analyzes the themes of madness, pride, and irony in the film, and praises its cinematography and performances.
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