David Lean's The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) is a brilliant triple character study set during World War II. "The Bridge on the River Kwai" is a gripping drama, expertly put together and handled with skill in all departments. Based on the real building of the Burma Railway from 1942-1943, the film The Bridge on the River Kwai depicts the fictional construction of a similar bridge by British and American POWs during World War II. The Bridge on the River Kwai, portrayed in the 1957 movie of the same name, is a tourist 1957 | 35MM | USA, UK| D: David Lean Adapted from the Pierre Bouelle novel, Bridge on The River Kwai is a stirring WWII drama carried by terrific performances by Alec Guinness and Sessue Hayakawa, and widely considered as one of the greatest films of all time. Similar Photos See All. The Bridge on the River Kwai takes place in 1943, in a Japanese prisoner of war camp in Burma. My own visit and subsequent research really opened my eyes to the atrocities committed. The Bridge on the River Kwai is a British 1957 movie from Columbia Pictures, based on Pierre Boulle's 1952 book The Bridge over the River Kwai (French: Le Pont de la Rivière Kwai).The movie was mainly filmed in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and also in England.. This list of The Bridge on the River Kwai actors includes any The Bridge on the River Kwai actresses and all other actors from the film. "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957) is one of the few that focuses not on larger rights and wrongs but on individuals. It’s 1943, the depths of World War II in the Pacific Theater. They might have been captured alive. Nearly everyone knows the famous whistle or has heard it before, often used to signal work on some difficult or unnecessary task. The Bridge on the River Kwai cast list, listed alphabetically with photos when available. It was the setting of World war II where a defeated … Philip Roth The New Republic. There were concerns raised that director David Lean’s 1957 movie “only very occasionally resembles the facts as they were at the time” in its depiction of British prisoners of war. The real history of how the railway between Burma and China was built, including the bridge, is a horrific story. Then the movie dedicates its final moments to detonating its own stiff upper lip. The Bridge on the River Kwai, the movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), the memorable, epic World War II adventure/action, anti-war drama, was the first of director David Lean's major multi-million dollar, wide-screen super-spectaculars (his later epics included Lawrence of … Joined Sep 30, 2020 Messages 498 Reactions 518 Location Thanks for your interesting comment, I wonder why the title of the movie is the bridge on the river Kwai instead of the bridge over the river Kwai , maybe you have an explanation ? The Bridge on the River Kwai – David Lean's first epic, a genre he would later be associated with more than any other. You can walk over the Bridge (watch out for trains!) The Bridge on the River Kwai is an historically important site that explores the horrors of the Siam-Burma Death Railway. The movie was based on the real story from 1943 held in a Japanese prisoner of war camp in Burma. A small boat appears in the near distance. British POWs in a Japanese Pr*son camp in Burma are forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their captors. I don't understand this part of the film. The Bridge on the River Kwai is the 1957 World War II film directed by David Lean and stars William Holden, Jack Hawkins, and Alec Guinness.The film is considered by many to be one of the greatest war movies ever made. 'S the Bridge on the River Kwai Kwai ', directed by david Lean, 1957 its final to... Kwai ( 1957 ) March 1, 2021 KWadsworth it – the Bridge the. 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