The Bridge on the River Kwai by David Lean

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

by David Lean (Director)

Other authors: Alec Guinness (Actor), Jack Hawkins (Actor), William Holden (Actor)

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Miquinba_F | Mar 31, 2012 |

La storia epica della costruzione del ponte sul fiume Kwai e della grande avventura di un commando alleato per distruggerlo. Il primo kolossal diretto da David Lean. Una produzione spettacolare, "Il Ponte sul fiume Kwai" ha catturato l'immaginazione del pubblico aggiudicandosi nel 1957 ben 7 Premi Oscar, inclusi quelli come Miglior Film, Miglior Attore (Alec Guinnes) e Miglior Regia. Anche grazie all'indimenticabile fischietto della truppa inglese in marcia, Il Ponte sul fiume Kwai continua ad essere ancora oggi una delle più memorabili esperienze cinematografiche di tutti i tempi. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Lean, David	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Guinness, Alec	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hawkins, Jack	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Holden, William	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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The Bridge Over the River Kwai by Pierre Boulle

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1957

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River Kwai

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The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' (2000 ∙ IMDb)

The Bridge on the River Kwai: An Appreciation by Filmmaker John Milius (2000 ∙ IMDb)

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Oscar for Best Picture (1957)

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Academy Award (Best Actor in a Leading Role; Best Cinematography; Best Director; Best Film Editing; Best Music, Scoring; Best Picture; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, 1958)

Academy Award for Best Director (1957)

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This is the 1957 film The Bridge on the River Kwai; it should not be combined with the book on which it was based (The Bridge over the River Kwai).

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British soldiers captured by the Japanese during World War II are forced to construct a strategic railroad bridge which a commando team is instructed by the British High Command to destroy.

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