The Bridge on the River Kwai

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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

PG 14/12/1957 (US) Drama, History, War 2h 41m

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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 sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.

David Lean

Director
Pierre Boulle

Novel
Carl Foreman

Screenplay
Michael Wilson

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Têtes d'affiche

William Holden

Cmdr. Shears
Alec Guinness

Col. Nicholson
Jack Hawkins

Maj. Warden
Sessue Hayakawa

Col. Saito
James Donald

Maj. Clipton
Geoffrey Horne

Lt. Joyce
André Morell

Col. Green
Peter Williams

Capt. Reeves
John Boxer

Major Hughes
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Rédigée par John Chard le 31 juillet 2016

Colonel Bogey's Barmy Army.

OK! Lets get it out there right away, for historical facts of the real Bridge on the River Kwai story, one should research elsewhere, this film is a fictionalised account of the said events. Sadly there are those out there who simply refuse to judge this purely as a piece of cinematic art - and cinematic art it is.

A squad of British soldiers are held in a Japanese POW camp in the Burmese jungle. The respective Japanese and British leaders clash but an understanding is finally reached to build a bridge across the River Kwai. The importance of which could prove... lire la suite.

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