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Cinematic background from The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957 - 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, but Col. Nicholson, the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957

Adventure, Drama, War

Directors:

Writers:

Carl Foreman, Pierre Boulle, Michael Wilson

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Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A bridge that is built into the side of a mountain; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – An older man holding a pair of binoculars in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man laying on the ground in the woods; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A wooden bridge over a body of water near a forest; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man sitting in front of a tree in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man sitting at a dinner table with a bottle of wine; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man sitting at a table with a plate of food in front of him; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – An old man saluting in front of a group of young men; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – An older man with a hat on his head; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man standing next to a dead body on a beach; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A group of men standing next to each other on train tracks; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man wearing a white hat and a brown shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A large group of men standing in the sand; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – An older man wearing a hat standing in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A large group of men in uniform standing in a field; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A group of men standing next to each other on top of a hill; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A group of men standing next to each other on a dirt road; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A person wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man in a hat holding a rifle and looking at the camera; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A large group of men in uniform standing next to each other on a beach; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man sitting on the side of a hill wearing a hat; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A group of people standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – An older man sitting in front of a tree; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – Two men are hiding in the rocks while looking through binoculars; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man standing inside of a wooden hut; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man sitting in front of a table with a sheet of music on top of it; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – An old wooden bridge over a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man in a black hat is leaning on the ground; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A person wearing a shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A group of men sitting at a table looking at papers; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – Two men in military uniforms standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – An older man standing in front of a table; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – An older man looking at something in his hand; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A shirtless man in the rain is brushing his teeth in the shower; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man holding a glass of beer while looking at a paper; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man and a woman looking at something through a camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A group of men standing next to each other on top of a hill; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man in a brown hat is looking through a telescope; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man holding a gun while standing next to two other men; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man and a woman sitting on a blanket on the beach; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A group of men sitting under a tree in the woods; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A group of men and women sitting on the ground in the woods; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man using a wooden stick to dig a hole in the ground; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A couple of men standing next to a body of water; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A group of men standing next to each other on top of a dirt field; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man wearing a hat and a brown uniform; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man in a uniform sitting on a wooden platform; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man holding a rifle in his hand while standing next to another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A person sitting on a bench; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man and a woman putting on shoes on the roof of a house; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man standing with his arms crossed in front of a wall; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man and a woman wearing a hat and looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A group of men walking down a street in uniforms; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man walking across a bridge holding a cane; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man looking through a pair of binoculars; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A group of men standing next to each other in uniform; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man holding a glass of wine while reading a paper; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man with a bandana on his head is posing for a picture; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A group of men standing next to each other on top of a dirt field; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A large group of men standing next to each other on a dirt field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A group of people standing in the forest; Wide shot, High angle

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Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A person holding a knife in his hand; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man kneeling on the ground next to a large rock; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – Two men standing next to each other in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A person holding a cell phone; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A group of people standing next to a wooden structure; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A group of men standing next to each other in a line; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A group of men in brown shirts and hats; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man in uniform standing next to a body of water near a bridge; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man and two women sitting on the ground; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man sitting at a table in front of an open window; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A person sitting in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man in a military uniform standing under a wooden structure; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man sitting on the ground next to two other men; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A large group of men in uniform standing in a field; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A group of men sitting around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A bridge over a river with trees in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A dog is standing on a wooden bridge; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man walking down a dirt road in front of a group of soldiers; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – Two men standing in front of a wooden table; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A number of men in a body of water near one another; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – An aerial view of people walking around a village; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A person wearing a shirt with mud all over his face; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man sitting on top of a tree in the woods; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man standing in front of a hut on the side of a river; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man holding a fan while sitting on a chair; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A person standing on a wooden bridge over a river; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A large group of men are walking down a dirt road; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man walking across a wooden bridge with trees in the background; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A group of people in the sand near barbed wire fences; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man standing in front of a window looking at another man in front of him; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – Two men in military uniforms standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man standing in front of an open window; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – An older man in a military uniform with his hands behind his head; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A man holding a shot glass in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – An old man with a mustache is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A shirtless man in the woods holding onto a pole; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” (1957), directed by David Lean – A shirtless man standing in front of a bunch of trees; Close Up shot, Low angle