One of the magnificent shots towards the end of The Bridge on the River Kwai - the film that swept all the awards in 1957 The 30th Academy Awards, for the year 1957. The nominations were announced on February 18
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) “Madness!” David Lean’s adaptation of Pierre Boulle’s book (which is mostly fictional) was revolutionary for the way it showed a British and Japanese officer building toward a kind of mutual respect. It also shows how cruel POW camps could be—and...
The Bridge on the River Kwai –1958Released 1957 Everett Collection David Lean’s war epic set in a Japanese prison camp was a tumultuous production during which the director nearly drowned after being swept away in a river’s current. The film bulldozed two films that earned more Oscar nomi...
Also ranks #2 on 16 Movies That Shoehorned In Romances That Made No Sense 33 The Bridge on the River Kwai William Holden, Alec Guinness, Sessue Hayakawa 356 votes Set against the backdrop of World War II, The Bridge on the River Kwai is an epic war film that tells the story o...
#93. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) - Domestic lifetime gross (price adjusted): $497,669,333 - Estimated tickets sold: 54,400,000 Allied POWs are tasked with building an important bridge in this WWII adventure. It’s another acclaimed masterpiece from director David Lean, who crafte...
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1957: "The Bridge on the River Kwai" Columbia Released on Dec. 18, 1957, "The Bridge on the River Kwai" grossed$33.3 milliondomestically. The epic war film is based on a book set during the 1940s construction of the Burma Railway between Thailand and Myanmar. ...
5. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 6. The Apartment (1960) 7. The Godfather (1972) 8. The Godfather Part II (1974) 9. Amadeus (1984) 10. The Artist (2011) Jut goes to show there’s no accounting for taste, huh? Posted on January 4, 2018 Whistle down the Wind (1961) Wh...
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) David Lean’s epic became the year’s biggest box office earner, and made a major name out of Guiness as the haughty Colonel Nicholson. In Variety, Mike Kaplan wrote that “the film is unquestionably Guinness,” and he was dubbed “Alec the Great” ...
'Bridge on the River Kwai' The Bridge on the River Kwai, released in 1957, swept the Academy Awards in 1958. The movie's stars included Alec Guinness, William Holden, and Jack Hawkins, and told the story of British POWs building the titular bridge. It won Best Motion Pict...