The Bridge on the River Kwai
The 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. From TMDB
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60 of 126 · most liked firstSunday movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) *****
unlabelledView post →Another movie worth considering in tandem with Oppenheimer is The Bridge on the River Kwai, specifically Alec Guinness's role in it.
unlabelledView post →This week's Blu-ray Theatre. Along with the original King Kong, The Bridge On The River Kwai is my favorite movie. #lastfourwatched #LetterboxdFriday
unlabelledView post →The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957). An adults good at their jobs movie complicated by those things being brutal authoritarianism and stiff necked imperialism. How codes of honor can calcify into aiding the enemy. William Holden is on hand to try to get out of being the hero, again.
unlabelledView post →365 films in danger of being forgotten 1. Over 50 years old 2. Not on Sight & Sound's list of 250 best films 3. Not on "my 60 beloved films" 4. Not on my "1 film 100 best directors" 338/365 David Lean - The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) #Filmsky #MovieSky #MovieChallenge #FilmChalleng
unlabelledView post →#MusicPlaces (8) ⭐Malcolm Arnold/The Band of HM Royal Marines 💿The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957 Film Score) 🎶The River Kwai March/Colonel Bogey March open.spotify.com/track/6Lefv6...
unlabelledView post →🎬The Bridge On The River Kwai🎬 🤩Alec Guinness & William Holden 🤩 Not technically a prison movie, yet British POWs are forced labour to complete a strategic bridge for their Japanese captors. 7 Oscars won in 1958
unlabelledView post →Now that I’ve seen “It’s a Wonderful Life” I need a new entrant for “what’s the biggest movie you’ve never seen?” Saturday Night Fever Avatar The Exorcist Gone with the Wind Doctor Zhivago My Fair Lady The Bridge on the River Kwai …but there must be other 21st-century ones
unlabelledView post →Real mixed bag of 📽️🎥🎬 - back from holiday tomorrow #lastfourwatched #films2025 #letterboxdfriday @letterboxd.social - Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), Animalia (2023), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Made of Honor (2008) #filmsky
unlabelledView post →My dad, in his mid-70s, is now giving me film recommendations. Talking about movies has brought us closer recently. Tonight's pick is The Bridge on the River Kwai. #filmsky
unlabelledView post →Don’t miss David Lean’s 1957 masterpiece THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, screening on 35mm on Mon, Sep 21. Our Big & Loud series has been extended through Sep 29, featuring encore screenings of our most popular titles along with some stellar new additions. www.paristheaternyc.com/film/the-bri...
unlabelledView post →July 4th weekend movie playlist: • Kelly's Heroes (1970) • To Hell and Back (1955) • Hell is for Heroes (1962) • The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
unlabelledView post →Heralded as one of the greatest war films ever made, THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI stars William Holden, Alec Guinness, and Sessue Hayakawa in a gripping story of perseverance and resolve. See David Lean’s World War II epic on 35mm during Big & Loud. paristheaternyc.com/film/the-bri...
unlabelledView post →Look, The Bridge on the River Kwai was a massive cinematic epic, took Best Picture/Director and all that... ... but in that year? Honestly? I think 12 Angry Men was the greatest film achievement. Even more staggering when you consider that it was Sidney Lumet's DEBUT FILM. What an opening note!
unlabelledView post →As much as I adore Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai has become my favorite David Lean movie the last several viewings. Lawrence is second. Great Expectations rounds out my top three. #TCMParty
unlabelledView post →Remembering actor William Holden, born William Franklin Beedle, Jr. on April 17, 1918, O'Fallon, Illinois (d. November 12, 1981). He gave so many great performances: The Wild Bunch, Stalag 17, Sunset Boulevard, Breezy, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Towering Inferno, Network. I could keep going.
unlabelledView post →I need to check out more films with British actor Alec Guinness. I know him from Star Wars ( a no-brainer there! 🤓 ) & The Bridge on the River Kwai ( excellent film 👍 ). Scanning through IMDB I see a few more appearances that jog my memory - but there's a huge amount I've never even heard of! 😳
unlabelledView post →#Bales2025FilmChallenge Day 2 Kite in a movie The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
unlabelledView post →Time for a movie! In for a long one tonight. #10 of 100 #FamousMovies I haven't seen yet The Bridge on the River Kwai, 1957 Starring William Holden, Alec Guinness
unlabelledView post →Mind you, the British film "The Bridge On The River Kwai" was very inaccurate and IIRC some relatives sued about how some (real) British soldiers were portrayed. It's not solely an American issue.
unlabelledView post →Tech infrastructure and systems engineers: At long last, we have created the Bridge on the River Kwai from the classic film The Bridge on the River Kwai
unlabelledView post →Next thing you know, Trump is going to sign executive orders to re-establish The Dirty Dozen, The Magnificent Seven, and rebuild The Bridge on the River Kwai, or whatever else is playing on the late, late movie.
unlabelledView post →Choose one film from each of your 30 favorite directors. Name of the film and director, along with a still. 16/30 Film: The Bridge on the River Kwai| Director: David Lean #Filmsky #MovieSky #MovieChallenge #FilmChallenge #DavidLean
unlabelledView post →That is it "The Bridge on the River Kwai" I remember the movie well. A big deal in 1957.
unlabelledView post →#AprilMovieChallenge Day 9 - someone surrenders in a movie British soldiers - The Bridge on the River Kwai #filmsky #moviesky
unlabelledView post →Colonel Bogey March (Mitch Miller) From the 1957 film "The Bridge on the River Kwai" starring William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, and Sessue Hayakawa.
unlabelledView post →#SoundtrackChallenge #MusicChallenge Day 24: historical movie theme The Bridge On The River Kwai - Colonel Bogey Match youtu.be/4k4NEAIk3PU?...
unlabelledView post →The Philadelphia Story Midnight Cowboy The Best Years of Our Lives (My new very favorite movie) The Bridge on the River Kwai
unlabelledView post →1) At Dawn We Slept by Gordon Prange (seeing the professor's collection at UMCP is impressive) 2) The Bridge on the River Kwai (favorite film of mine; I haven't been through all the podcasts, so I don't know if it was already done) 3) Garlic shrimp with pasta and basil #HATM
unlabelledView post →No One Asked Top Ten best film epics: 1. The Bridge on the River Kwai 2. Seven Samurai 3. Lawrence of Arabia 4. Greed 5. Schindler’s List/Malcolm X (tie) 6. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 7. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (1/2) #TCMParty
unlabelledView post →I know I'm not breaking any new ground by talking about The Bridge on the River Kwai, a movie that's almost 70 years old and won 7 Oscars, but Alec Guinness as Colonel Nicholson and Kintarō Hayakawa as Colonel Saito are just so dang good.
unlabelledView post →That Fonda wasn’t even nominated for this film. SMH. 🤦♂️ ACTOR WINNER ALEC GUINNESS The Bridge on the River Kwai NOMINEES MARLON BRANDO Sayonara ANTHONY FRANCIOSA A Hatful of Rain CHARLES LAUGHTON Witness for the Prosecution ANTHONY QUINN Wild Is the Wind #TCMParty #12AngryMen
unlabelledView post →"Master actor of theatre, film and television, his self-deprecating manner could not disguise a formidable talent..." — Tom Sutcliffe Alec Guinness April 2, 1914 – August 5, 2000 Won both the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor for The Bridge on the River Kwai
unlabelledView post →I am the daughter of a British army prisoner of war at Changi, a notorious #WWII camp in the jungles north of Singapore. My father, Percy Herbert, went on to become a film actor. His early movies included the Oscar-winning “The Bridge on the River Kwai". #TCMparty drkatrinawood.com/2024/08/13/h...
unlabelledView post →Winner of seven well-deserved Oscars, THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI features Alec Guinness as the leader of a contingent of prisoners of war who are forced to construct the titular bridge. Screening on #35mm as part of The Films of David Lean. 📆 Sat 10th ⏰ 15.15 🎟 ifi.ie/film/david-l...
unlabelledView post →#FilmHistory On this day, 1968, the science fiction film Planet Of The Apes, directed by Franklin J. Schaffner (from a screenplay by Michael Wilson & Rod Serling), was released. The movie is based on the 1963 novel by Pierre Boulle (who also wrote the 1952 book, The Bridge on the River Kwai).
unlabelledView post →Which film SHOULD have won Best Picture at the 30th Academy Awards...? Film critics @williambibbiani.bsky.social and @witneyseibold.bsky.social explore the nominees PEYTON PLACE, SAYONARA, 12 ANGRY MEN, WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION and THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI in our podcast, ONLY THE BEST!
unlabelledView post →The Brain from Planet Arous was originally released on a double bill. The other film was....Teenage Monster. Were you expecting it to be on a double bill with The Bridge on the River Kwai? #BMovieManiacs
unlabelledView post →Is The Hangover (2009) at a grave disadvantage when judging classicness compared to the Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Vertigo (1958)? We thought so... #tiebreaker #podcast #movie #classic #throwback @tj3duncan.bsky.social @danawduncan.bsky.social
unlabelledView post →Smash two movies together to make a new movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai of Madison County
unlabelledView post →"Alec Guinness is this crazed British Officer" Dr. Ruth Barton explains the significance of David Lean's The Bridge on the River Kwai! Screening on glistening 35mm 🎞✨ 📆 Sat 10th ⏰ 15.15 🎟️ ifi.ie/film/david-l...
unlabelledView post →10) The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) A great film from a good book. The composer Malcolm Arnold is at his best. The new wide screen format enables a vast amount of spectacle to go on the screen. And Alec Guinness keeps you watching to the very end. fromtheheartofeurope.eu/the-bridge-o...
unlabelledView post →Why spoil the film any more than I have? you should experience that catharsis for yourself. The film won best picture in 1952 and Gary Cooper got best actor. Grace Kelley became a star. (Balio, UA book pt. 2) Best screenplay went to Carl Foreman, who also wrote "The Bridge on the River Kwai."
unlabelledView post →A brilliantly crafted war film. My ★★★★½ review of The Bridge on the River Kwai on Letterboxd boxd.it/7QfcIt #filmsky
unlabelledView post →#NowWatching THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI A top 3 war movie of all time
unlabelledView post →The Bridge on the River Kwai is a great movie
unlabelledView post →This Labour Day our movie editor is rewatching the 1957 Best Picture winner The Bridge on the River Kwai. It deals with themes like: -Obsession -The Destructive Nature of Pride -The Moral Ambiguity of War Plus, they blow up a train AND a bridge!
unlabelledView post →Favorite film for each year of the 1950s: '50: Sunset Blvd. '51: Ace in the Hole '52: High Noon '53: The Naked Spur '54: Seven Samurai '55: The Night of the Hunter '56: The Searchers '57: The Bridge on the River Kwai '58: Vertigo '59: The 400 Blows What are yours? #Filmsky
unlabelledView post →Colonel Bogey March the song from The Bridge on the River Kwai movie...
unlabelledView post →I thought “Guns of..” might be the archetypal Christmas War movie given it’s appearances BUT The Bridge on the River Kwai has six Yuletide appearances 1974-2000 SEVEN if minded to count 20th December.. 🤷🏼♀️ Unlike “Guns” it has not retained it’s reputation as a Christmas film in the 2000s
unlabelledView post →There's his version of GREAT EXPECTATIONS from the 40s, but again that's for film people now. I agree (also have we society accepted how batshit THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI is now?)
unlabelledView post →For #NovemberMovieChallenge by @omacolt.bsky.social : catch up #MovieSky #FilmSky Day 7: A bridge in a movie, The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)... weegiemidget.wordpress.com/collaboratio...
unlabelledView post →David Lean mainstay Alec Guinness leads a crew of P.O.W.s through an arduous building expedition in WWII-era Burma in THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI. See the 4K restoration on Thurs, Sept 4 in our series Big & Loud! www.paristheaternyc.com/film/the-bri...
unlabelledView post →47) The Bridge on the River Kwai. Great movie of course, & another in the entry of really compellingly humane performances from Alec Guinness. Of the big David Lean epics though I still very strongly prefer Lawrence of Arabia.
unlabelledView post →#EdwardsMovieCharacterChallenge2025 May 25 - movie character played by Jack Hawkins Major Warden in The Bridge on the River Kwai #filmsky #moviesky
unlabelledView post →My dad who is now an emeritus professor, periodically gives leadership seminars (gotta keep busy) and we talked about this. His big example of the most insidious type of bad manager on film is Alec Guinness in THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI.
unlabelledView post →So as chosen by Random chance the first movie I will watch for my best picture project is....... The Bridge on the River Kwai Ive heard good things about this movie I hope its a good one #FilmSky
unlabelledView post →Just finished rewatching THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957), a wonderful David Lean film worthy of the Oscar attention it received, including Best Picture. Superb acting by a great cast. Stunning cinematography.
unlabelledView post →Choose one film each from 50 great directors. Name the film and director, with a still. 82/50 Film: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Director: David Lean #filmsky #filmchallenge #films #classicfilms #movies #moviesky
unlabelledView post →NEW EPISODE ALERT!!! 🚨🚨🚨 Our tiebreaker episode between three unlikely films: David Lean's The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958), and Todd Phillips' The Hangover (2009). Catch it wherever you get your #podcast #newepisode #tiebreaker #movie #film
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