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Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
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Director David Lean's masterful 1957 realization of Pierre Boulle's novel remains a benchmark for war films, and a deeply absorbing movie by any standard--like most of Lean's canon, The Bridge on the River Kwai achieves a richness in theme, narrative, and characterization that transcends genre.
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Bridge on the River Kwai Movie Review by B Movie Ben  (3/2/2008) |
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What could one possibly add to the accolades this film has had heaped upon it. The fact that it may not be historically accurate is of no consequence, as it was made for the theater, not the History Channel. David Lean's master piece showing the madness of war stands the test of time.
It swept the Oscars in 1958, winning...
(complete Bridge on the River Kwai review by B Movie Ben)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) is a spectacular film and a sobering reminder of that generation who sacrificed much to provide a future of liberties and values that we should uphold and never take lightly.
Although this film is largely fictional, it dramatizes the WWII story of those prisoners of war who were forced...
(complete Bridge on the River Kwai review by David Hurlbert)
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