Behind the Scenes: The Bridge on the River Kwai (Lean, 1957) with William Holden and Alec Guinness

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  @wintkyaw7576 · 10 months ago

  I've never met a person who doesn't like it. A valuabe war classic. And the march is imortal.

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  @hankspangle3867 · 10 months ago

  So e years ago I came across the film location in Sri Lanka. Just a cardboard sign with a little arrow saying Bridge over the river Kwai. I followed the sign and an old lady came up with an amazing album documenting the film. The dolly tracks were still visible where the cameras had run. Following a path the Forrest opened and there it was the sight where the bridge had stood. No bridge of course it was blown up in the move, but the post holes in the sandstone were there. The scene where the bridge is blown was so vivid I. My mind. As I was retracing my steps back along the path a little old man came up with the book of photos. He introduced himself and explained that he was the boy who rescues William Holden in the rowing boat.<br>He explained that he was in the movie because it was filmed on his families land. <br>It was such a moment to envisage the young boy leaning over William Holden in the movie and the lovely old man in front of me. What a fantastic and poignant moment that was. All by sheer chance as the sight was certainly could have been overlooked at that time. If you find yourself in Sri Lanka maybe watch the film again and visit the location. It is an incredible experience.

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  @cygnusx-1318 · 10 months ago

  Watched with my dad in early 60&apos;s. &nbsp;He, a WW2 vet in ETO (not that it really matters) teared up as the prisoners marched into camp. &nbsp;&quot;Why are you crying dad?&quot; &quot;To whistle under those conditions . . . . &quot;

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  @terrycochran9588 · 10 months ago

  Without question one of the finest motion pictures to have ever been produced.

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  @stewartgregory3364 · 3 months ago

  Compared to what actually happened to the POWs forced to work on that railroad what the movie portrayed was a summer camp vacation

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  @Rodgerslicker · 10 months ago (edited)

  I went &nbsp;to see it as a lad in the early 1970s in Harrogate cinema with my mate &amp; his father,i didn&apos;t have a &nbsp;clue what film i was going to see ,i just &nbsp;remembered being transfixed throughout the movie,i &nbsp;seemed very quiet on the ten mile journey home,when i got home my Sunday roast was ready,my parents had seen the film they asked me what i thought of the film i said yeah i enjoyed it immensely, they dug deeper,then out of knowhere i suddenly became overawed with emotion &amp; burst into tears i couldn&apos;t quite pinpoint why.my father seems to conclude it was possibly because I&apos;d never seen the heroe killed in a film before.i couldn&apos;t to this day remember the reasons but I&apos;ve seen the film multiple times since though i dont breakdown anymore it still fills me with nostalgia.

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  @cashew1 · 10 months ago

  My father was there as a dutch prisoner of war on the river Kwai. He said the movie was well made. The whistling was a true part of the movie. My dad could whistle beautifully.

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  @Mtlmshr · 10 months ago

  I must say that this particular movie left a deep impression on the pre teen little boy who watched it back in the seventies! At the time I actually thought it was a real event!

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  @WilliamFMiloglav · 7 months ago

  This documentary about the making of this movie is as good in its own way as the movie itself, a very worthy companion piece.

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  @russellosborn1684 · 10 months ago

  The consulting engineers were Husband &amp; Co of Sheffield. I worked there in the early 80&apos;s, clearing out a store found an original cinema poster signed by all the stars.

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  @WeirderOrc7862 · 6 months ago

  The comment by one the engineers who worked on the film and in WWII been dropped in occupied Europe, &nbsp;&apos;incidents with knives, that &nbsp;sort of thing&apos; &nbsp;. &nbsp;English understatement at its finest.

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  @evelk5233 · 9 months ago

  Hayakawa is a fascinating actor. He was a US silent movie star and a huge heartthrob.

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