Sunday, August 14, 2016
The Bridge on the River Kwai
- Commentary: Now, here's a war movie to my liking, even though it is quite a bit different than the other war movies in my collection.
It's so well known I don't think I have to write much about it, except to say it mesmerized me the first time I saw it and continues to do so with every viewing. Although William Holdenis given "1st Star Billing" in credits, Alec Guinness is the real stunner in this movie.
Something else of which to take note, Dear Reader. I usually abbreviate military rank used in names, but I didn't here because, well, throwing around rank is part of the point of this movie.
By the way, the author of this story is also the author of Planet of the Apes, Pierre Boulle.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role William Holden Commander Shears Jack Hawkins Major Warden Alec Guinness Colonel Nicholson Sessue Hayakawa Colonel Saito James Donald Major Clipton André Morell Colonel Green Peter Williams Captain Reeves John Boxer Major Hughes Percy Herbert Grogan Harold Goodwin Baker Ann Sears Nurse Henry Okawa Captain Kanematsu
One of Roger Ebert's Great Movies.
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1957
Directed by David Lean.
Labels: drama5, political2, war1
