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  1. Saito hits Nicholson & threatens to shoot all the officers. Saito is dissuaded from shooting by Major Clipton (James Donald), a British medical officer prisoner, citing an inquiry and scandal should Saito carry through with the murder of officers. He leaves Nicholson and his officers standing in the intense heat.

  2. The Bridge on the River Kwai - Metacritic. 1957. TV-PG. Columbia Pictures. 2 h 41 m. Summary After settling his differences with a Japanese PoW camp commander, a British colonel co-operates to oversee his men's construction of a railway bridge for their captors - while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it. Adventure.

  3. Oct 3, 2022 · David Lean’s 1957 epic Bridge on the River Kwai is regarded as one of the all-time great war films. Starring Alec Guinness, it depicts the struggles and defiance of Japanese prisoners of war building the fictional Burma railway between 1943-44. The film was based on the 1952 novel Bridge over the River Kwai by Pierre Boulle.

  4. Synopsis. It spans a whole new world of entertainment! The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson, the commander who supervised the bridge’s construction, has acquired a ...

  5. Jul 13, 2021 · 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 the a 1957 World War Two epic Bridge over the River Kwai. Kwai River Bridge history. The railway ran for 250 miles from Ban Pong, Thailand to Thanbyuzayat, Burma and is now known as the Death Railway.

  6. Mar 13, 2021 · 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. The film uses the historical setting of the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942–1943. The cast includes Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins, and Sessue Hayakawa.

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    • Classix Cinema
  7. Aug 8, 2018 · Check out the official The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Trailer starring William Holden! Let us know what you think in the comments below. Buy or Rent on...

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