We revisit the classic war and adventure film directed by David Lean.
One of the most famous films in the history of cinema, whose myth has come to obscure its real value. It is not a film at all despicable, despite the fact that its overvaluation has generated an understandable adverse reaction. Based on the novel by Pierre Boulle, it proposes a dissection of the British military spirit through a situation where stubbornness will be taken to its ultimate consequences. Its impeccable invoice does not prevent all its implications from being perfectly reflected.
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Address: David Lee Distribution: Alec Guinness, Geoffrey Horne, Jack Hawkins, James Donald, Sessue Hayawaka, William Holden Original title: The Bridge on the River Kwai Country: Britain Year: 1957 Gender: war Screenplay: Carl Foreman, Michael Wilson, Pierre Boulle Duration: 161min
Synopsis: The action takes place in Siam, in the year 1943. Hundreds of British prisoners of war are working on the so-called “Death Railway”, when an argument takes place between the Japanese colonel Saito and the British Nicholson, who is not willing to your officers build a bridge over the River Kwai. But the cruel treatment they receive from Saito forces them to accept. From that moment on, this issue becomes an obsession and a matter of self-love for Nicholson. Meanwhile, the British General Staff gives the order to a special command to blow up the bridge.
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