The Bridge On The River Kwai: Best Picture 1957

THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (War/Drama - NR) PRODUCER: Sam Spiegel ABOUT THE FILM The British POW's build a railway bridge to prove that they are superior to their Japanese captors, before they realize that it aids their enemy. DIRECTED BY: David Lean (who also won the Oscar for direction).

THE CAST INCLUDES Alec Guinness / Oscared! (THE LAVENDER HILL MOB, OLIVER TWIST, KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS, OUR MAN IN HAVANA, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, CROMWELL, STAR WARS, A PASSAGE TO INDIA, SMILEY'S PEOPLE) Jack Hawkins (THE CRUEL SEA, FRONT PAGE STORY, BEN HUR, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, ZULU, LORD JIM, WATERLOO, KIDNAPPED, YOUNG WINSTON) Sessue Hayakawa / Nominated Supporting Actor (TOKYO JOE, THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON, HELL TO ETERNITY) William Holden (STALAG 17, SUNSET BOULEVARD, NETWORK, BORN YESTERDAY, THE TURNING POINT, THE COUNTRY GIRL, THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI, LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING, THE LION, THE WILD BUNCH, BREEZY, THE TOWERING INFERNO, DAMIEN: OMEN 2, S.O.B.) With James Donald, Andre Morrel, and Geoffrey Horne. ABOUT THE PRODUCER Sam Spiegel (1901 - 1985), born in Poland, who's been in Hollywood since 1941 and has produced three Best Pictures: ON THE WATERFRONT (54), THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (57), and LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (62). Spiegel's other works include: TALES OF MANHATTAN, THE AFRICAN QUEEN, THE CHASE, THE NIGHT OF THE GENERALS, NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA, and THE LAST TYCOON. NOTES & TRIVA Pierre Boulle (the author of the novel) accepted the Screenplay (based on material from another medium) Oscar. Both Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson were blacklisted at the time. While Jack Hildyard was awarded the Oscar for Cinematography. Peter Taylor received his Oscar for Editing. Malcolm Arnold received the Music Scoring Oscar. Filmed in the Ceylon jungle from Pierre Boulle's anti-war novel. Please note: the producing/directing team of Sam Spiegel and David Lean delivered two Best Pictures: BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI and LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. OTHER NOMINATIONS Actor (*) Direction (*) Writing (*) Cinematography (*) Editing (*) Music (*) Supporting Actor OTHER "BEST PICTURE" NOMINATIONS PEYTON PLACE SAYONARA TWELVE ANGRY MEN WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION GO TO: Next Year

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