#The Bridge on the River Kwai

[orlaite]

This is just a game, this war. You and that Colonel Nicholson, you're two of a kind, crazy with courage. For what? How to die like a gentleman, how to die by the rules - when the only important thing is how to live like a human being!

THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957) | dir. David Lean

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[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

#movies #polls #the bridge on the river kwai #bridge on the river kwai #50s movies #david lean #william holden #old hollywood #have you seen this movie poll

[citizenscreen]

David Lean’s THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI celebrated its world premiere in London on October 2, 1957

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[oscarupsets]

The Bridge on the River Kwai was the highest grossing film of 1957, with a budget that surpassed the entire 1957 box office for 12 Angry Men. So how did 12 Angry Men end up unanimous on my upset list?

The Bridge on the River Kwai quickly gained universal acclaim, with many considering it some of Sam Spiegel's best work. Spiegel would go on to win Best Picture three times (already for On the Waterfront and soon for Lawrence of Arabia.)

Overall, it's a pretty timeless war film. The special effects and acting are not cheesy or dated, and the story progresses nicely throughout its 2.5+ hour runtime. It's a must-see epic if you enjoy war films even in the slightest.

It also happens to be one of the only movies that Ron Swanson has (allegedly) ever seen, along with Best Picture winner Patton, and Herbie: Fully Loaded. So clearly, it must be a good one!

12 Angry Men practically bombed at the box office. It was underperforming around the country, even after positive reviews from critics.

Based on the 1954 teleplay, Henry Fonda plays the sole juror questioning the guilt of an 18 year old suspect. With evidence and prejudices exposed for all to see, each juror finds themselves in a moral dilemma. It has a simple premise and a simple delivery, but finishes with such a strong impact. Some argue that it's a poor portrayal of the justice system, but I enjoyed it. I'm not a lawyer!

Alec Guinness was the big winner for The Bridge on the River Kwai, winning at the Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and NYFCC Awards, Oscars, and by the National Board of Review.

12 Angry Men missed out at the Oscars and the Golden Globes, but did win one BAFTA for Henry Fonda and one award from the WGA.

What it lacked in 1958 awards, it has definitely made up in current reception. It holds a rare 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, and the highest IMDb rating we've seen from a Winner or Upset so far. 12 Angry Men is tied for 3rd for highest IMDb rating across all films on the site.

Both have been recognized by the NFR, NBR, OFTA, and AFI. The insights also fall right into place for this one.

Unofficial Review: Both should be on your watchlist. The Bridge on the River Kwai is a great epic, while 12 Angry Men is a much shorter, easier watch.

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[patart-illustrations-stuff]

Sir Alec Guinness CH CBE 

2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000

#alec guiness #the bridge on the river kwai

[oldshowbiz]

Vintage Street Scene

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[severe-intense-gaze]

It’s totally crazy that I went the River Kwai Bridge in Kanchanaburi, Thailand yesterday and even took a picture in front of the bridge posing as Col. Nicholson, without realising yesterday was Sir Alec Guinness’ birthday.

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[countesspetofi]

RETROCRUSH: WILLIAM HOLDEN (1918-1981)

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[best-movie-ever-tournament]

The Crossing of Paris was described as follow:

Two guys cross over Paris with suitcases full of illegal pork meat in occupied Paris. Because of a complicated situation, the usual guy didn't have his accomplice and took under his wing the first guy he met, but as the night progresses and they evade french and german forces alike, the usual guy and the viewers start doubting the new guy. Until they're both caught by the germans, and the new guy's secret is revealed, saving his life last minute as the usual guy is taken, plausibly to be shot. Not spoiling you've got to watch it!!!

The Bridge on the River Kwai was described as follow:

A bunch of british soldiers prisonners of the Japanese are forced to build a bridge to help the japanese armies make their way through the river kwai.

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[thebestestwinner]

The top two vote-getters will move on to the next round!

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[cherrydarling]

David Lean’s The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

#David Lean #The Bridge on the River Kwai #WWII #war #movie #gif

[orlaite]

Brief Encounter (1945) - The Passionate Friends (1949) - Summertime (1955) - The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) - Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - Doctor Zhivago (1965) - Ryan's Daughter (1970) - A Passage To India (1984)

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[audiemurphy1945]

The Bridge on the River Kwai(1957)

The Sand Pebbles(1966)

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[citizenscreen]

David Lean’s THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI premiered in London #OnThisDay in 1957.

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[passed-out-real]

Alec Guinness Filmography Part 2

To Paris with Love (1955)

The Ladykillers (1955)

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

The Scapegoat (1959)

Our Man in Havana (1959)

Tunes of Glory (1960)

A Majority of One (1961)

Damn the Defiant! (1962)

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

#Alec Guinness #To Paris with Love #The Ladykillers #The Bridge on the River Kwai #The Scapegoat #Our Man in Havana #Tunes of Glory #A Majority of One #Damn the Defiant! #Lawrence of Arabia #The Fall of the Roman Empire

[byneddiedingo]

Alec Guinness in The Bridge on the River Kwai (David Lean, 1957)

Cast: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Geoffrey Horne, André Morell. Screenplay: Carl Foreman, Michael Wilson, based on a novel by Pierre Boulle. Cinematography: Jack Hildyard. Art direction: Donald M. Ashton. Film editing: Peter Taylor. Music: Malcolm Arnold.

Alec Guinness and David Lean made six features together, starting with Guinness's film debut in Great Expectations (1946). The Bridge on the River Kwai won him his only Oscar, but he seems to have been as much a good-luck charm for Lean as vice versa, since Lean miscast him rather badly in two otherwise successful films: Lawrence of Arabia (1962), in which he is rather embarrassingly non-Arab as King Feisal, and A Passage to India (1984), in which he plays Prof. Godbole with an accent that sounds more like Apu on The Simpsons than any actual Brahmin scholar. The part of Col. Nicholson in Bridge is a bit underwritten: We never really learn what the character's motives are for his eventual collaboration with the Japanese in building the bridge, and his moment of self-awareness as he says, "What have I done?" when he realizes the bridge is about to be blown up, is not adequately prepared for. But Guinness was a consummate trouper, even though he often clashed with Lean about the character, whom he wanted to be less of a stiff-upper-lip type than the director did. The movie won seven Oscars, including one for screenplay that was presented to Pierre Boulle, the author of the novel on which it was based. In fact, Boulle spoke and wrote no English; the screenplay was by Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson, who were blacklisted for supposed communist ties and were judged ineligible under Academy rules. Their Oscars and their screen credit were restored posthumously in 1984. Today, Bridge looks like a well-made entertainment with some major flaws: The moral dilemma that centers on Col. Nicholson, who wants to demonstrate the superiority of the British at the expense of actually serving the Japanese cause, feels artificially created -- surely some of the officers and enlisted men under Nicholson's command had something to say about the colonel's plans. Sessue Hayakawa deserved his supporting actor nomination as Col. Saito, though the part verges on stereotype. The role of the American, Shears (William Holden), who opposes Nicholson, seems to be cooked up to provide something for a major movie star to play: Note that Holden receives top billing, and that Guinness, even though he was nominated for and won a leading actor Oscar, is billed third. The trek through the jungle by Shears, Maj. Warden (Jack Hawkins), Lt. Joyce (Geoffrey Horne), and their attractively nubile team of female bearers takes up a lot of not very involving screen time. And the demolition of the bridge and the train crossing it seems oddly anticlimactic, owing to some complications in blowing up and filming an actual full-size bridge and train. Today, of course, miniatures and special effects would be used to make the scene more exciting, but even for an actual blowing up of a bridge and a train, a sequence that had to be got right the first time, the one in Bridge is actually less successful than the one done 30 years earlier by Buster Keaton in The General (1926).

#The Bridge on the River Kwai #David Lean #Alec Guinness