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The Bridge on the River Kwai
PG · 1957 ‧ War/Adventure ‧ 2h 41m
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British POWs are ordered by their Japanese captors to construct a bridge of strategic importance and are happy to sabotage and delay the progress until their commanding officers orders them to continue the work unhindered to its completion, but...
Release date: December 14, 1957 (USA)
Director: David Lean
Film location: Sri Lanka
Story by: Pierre Boulle
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Adapted from: The Bridge over the River Kwai
Opening Hours: Daily 24 hours Location: Amphoe Mueang, Kanchanaburi Province Tel: 0 2621 8701-9 This steel bridge is one of important historical landmarks and ...
Bridge River Kwai is a tourist destination now. The track is developed into a walkway with side platforms. This allows crossing the railway bridge on foot.
The River Kwai can be visited as a day trip from Bangkok but Kanchanaburi Province is well worth a longer stay. Away from the crowds there are many national ...
River Kwai can refer to two rivers in western Thailand, a film or a novel: Khwae Yai River · Khwae Noi River · The Bridge on the River Kwai, film ...
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It is an engrossing story of man's indomitable will to live, to survive the most horrendous conditions, and somehow return to home and family. I originally gave ...