Country: UK
Year: 1957
Duration: 156'
the bridge on the river kwai 1943, the jungle in Siam. English prisoners of war are used by the Japanese to construct the railway that connects Bangkok with Rangoon. A team headed by Col. Nicholson must build the railway bridge over the river Kwai, an important part of the Japanese communications network. Nicholson disobeys Saito, the officer in charge of the operation, takes over and begins to direct the construction site. When an allied commando parachutes in to blow up the bridge, Nicholson finds himself faced with a dramatic choice.
Biography
film director
David Lean
David Lean (Croydon, United Kingdom, 1908 - London, United Kingdom, 1991) was one of the most sought-after film editors during the 1930s, before debuting in 1942 as director with In Which We Serve alongside Noel Coward. Brief Encounter, which received three Oscar nominations and the Grand Prix at Cannes, made him internationally famous. From that moment on, adaptations of literary masterpieces as Oliver Twist and Doctor Zhivago, and grand epic films made him one of England’s most famous directors, winning him countless Oscars, including best director for The Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia.
FILMOGRAFIA
filmografia essenziale/essential filmography
In Which We Serve (coregia/codirector Noël Coward, Eroi del mare, 1942), This Happy Breed (La famiglia Gibson, 1944), Brief Encounter (Breve incontro, 1945), Great Expectations (Grandi speranze, 1946), Oliver Twist (Le avventure di Oliver Twist, 1948), Madeleine (L’amore segreto di Madeleine, 1950), Hobson’s Choice (Hobson il tiranno, 1954), Summer Madness (Tempo d’estate, 1955), The Bridge on the River Kwai (Il ponte sul fiume Kwai 1957), Lawrence of Arabia (Lawrence d’Arabia, 1962), Doctor Zhivago (Il dottor Zivago, 1965), Ryan’s Daughter (La figlia di Ryan, 1970), A Passage to India (Passaggio in India, 1985).
Cast
& Credits
regia/director
David Lean
soggetto/story
dall’omonimo romanzo di/from the novel of the same title by Pierre Boulle
sceneggiatura/screenplay
Michael Wilson, Carl Foreman
fotografia/cinematography
Jack Hildyard
montaggio/film editing
Peter Taylor
scenografia/production design
Donald M. Ashton
costumi/costume design
John Wilson-Apperson
musica/music
Malcom Arnold
suono/sound
John Cox, John W. Mitchell
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
William Holden (Shears), Alec Guinness (il colonnello/Colonel Nicholson), Jack Hawkins (il maggiore/Major Warden), Sessue Hayakawa (il colonnello/Colonel Saito)
produttore/producer
Sam Spiegel
produzione/production
Horizon Pictures
