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The bridge on the river kwai by pierre boulle penguin books. The real bridge on the river kwai train from bangkok to. I suppose most have at least seen or heard of the film starring alec guinness and william holden. One of the finest war novels ever written, bridge on the river kwai tells the story of three pows who endure the hell of the japanese camps on. Buy the bridge on the river kwai new ed by pierre boulle, xan fielding isbn. With william holden, alec guinness, jack hawkins, sessue hayakawa. A product of its times written in 1954, kwai is both stereotypical and stiff in the telling of a 1942, wwii, pacific theatre event. What the film did not win was the respect and admiration from members of the far east prisoners of war fepow due to the fictitious portrayal of events.

Bridge over the river kwai is a book set in the time of ww2 where british soldiers are captured and kept as prisoners of war in a japanese camp. The cast included william holden, jack hawkins, alec guinness, and sessue hayakawa it was initially scripted by screenwriter carl foreman, who was later replaced by. Sink argentinas carrier 1982 the secret british falklands war mission duration. His first novel to be published in the united states was the bridge on the river kwai. The majority of its smaller components are originals, while a few are postwar replacements. The story is fictional but uses the construction of the burma railway, in 19421943, as its historical setting, and is partly based on pierre boulles own life experience working in malaysia rubber. The bridge on the river kwai won best picture and six other oscar nods from the academy of motion pictures arts and sciences at the 1958 academy awards. It is a lean, jumpy book, a conradian tale of the british lost in a dark abroad. The bridge over the river kwai by pierre boulle goodreads. The film uses the historical setting of the construction of the burma railway in 19421943. However, he chose instead to use british officers in his book. The bridge over the river kwai explores the cultural pride and folly.

Bridge over the river kwai by pierre boulle, paperback barnes. Buy the bridge over the river kwai reprint by pierre boulle isbn. Three stars for the bridge over the river kwai by pierre boulle. Following an extensive 4k digital restoration from the original.