The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
A 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.
Film programs
Books with substantial mentioning of The Bridge on the River Kwai
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Paul Verhoeven, Rob van Scheers Meer Verhoeven, Op stap door de filmgeschiedenis met Paul Verhoeven Amsterdam, 2014 |
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David Thomson Have you seen?, A personal introduction to 1,000 films New York, 2008 |
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Jürgen Müller (ed.) Movies of the 50s Köln, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Paris, Tokyo, 2005 |
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Joel Finler All-Time Box-Office Hits New York City, 1985 |
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Tony Thomas The Great Adventure Films Secaucus, NJ, 1980 |
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Douglas Brode The Films of the Fifties Secaucus, NJ, 1976 |
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| Lawrence J. Quirk The Films of William Holden Secaucus, New Jersey, 1973 |
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Books with an entry on The Bridge on the River Kwai
| Ivan Butler Cinema in Britain, An illustrated Survey South Brunswick and New York - London, 1973 |
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Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor The American movies reference book, The sound era Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969 |
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