BUILD A BRIDGE. Not just any bridge ... see in films like The Deer Hunter and Apocalypse Now. Surprisingly, well over 40 years later it still has a punch. This is no small part due to Lean's ...

3. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) This WWII epic about British POWs forced to build a railway bridge in Burma under Japanese command won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture ...

Made famous by the 1957 Hollywood movie, the bridges of the River ... The True Story Of The Bridge On The River Kwai narrates a moving and unforgettable account of a period in history that must ...

Almost every night I watch the opening of The Bridge on the River Kwai. And why do I do that ... how much power there is over you — there's certain people that are just defiant. That's what this movie ...

Twenty-five years ago, on July 24, 1998, “Saving Private Ryan” was released. It’s a movie that figures high on our list of the 30 Greatest War Films. Yet it’s worth noting just why Steven ...

By Richard Newby In 1963, French author Pierre Boulle, best known for his novel The Bridge over the River Kwai (1952), released ... After nine movies, two television series, comic books, novels ...

“The Bridge on the River Kwai” is a gripping drama, expertly put together and handled with skill in all departments. Its potency stems only partly from the boxoffice draw of William Holden and ...

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 ...