Ending Scene – From the Movie : The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) May 2, 2020 Unipro2013main WW2 Pacific War Movie Scenes </p> <h2>The Bridge on the River Kwai</h2> <p> Ending to the film. As the three soldiers have everything set up in place, unexpected events occur, leading to a conclusion involving a realization about the follies of man and the dangers of dedication and obsession.<br /> <br /> About the movie:<br /> The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 British-American epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the novel Le Pont de la Rivière Kwai (1952) by Pierre Boulle. The cast included William Holden, Jack Hawkins, and Alec Guinness and Sessue Hayakawa. The film deals with the situation of British prisoners of war during World War II who are ordered to build a bridge to accommodate the Burma-Siam railway. Their instinct is to sabotage the bridge but, under the leadership of Colonel Nicholson, they are persuaded that the bridge should be constructed as a symbol of British morale, spirit and dignity in adverse circumstances. The film was widely praised, winning seven Academy Awards (including Best Picture) at the 30th Academy Awards. In 1997, the film was deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress. It has been included on the American Film Institute’s list of best American films ever made. In 1999, the British Film Institute voted The Bridge on the River Kwai the 11th greatest British film of the 20th Century.<br /> <br /> Credit to : FF Movie Clips</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors -
