DVD Movie Review

The Bridge on the River Kwai

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Did the bridge over the river kwai really explode?
after sunset.

in the book "the bridge over the river kwai" the bridge gets destroyed in the end by britishers. Did that happen for real or did Pierre boulle just use his imagination on this part?


Actually the bridge described by Boule never existed. The bridge described in the book doesn't actually cross the River Kwai. Pierre Boulle had never been to the bridge. He knew that the 'death railway' ran parallel to the River Kwae for many miles, and he therefore assumed that it was the Kwae which it crossed just North of Kanchanaburi. This was an incorrect assumption; the bridge actually crosses the Mae Khlung river. so no, it was never destroyed as it never existed.

The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) (Trailer)


The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) (Trailer)

Aside from the song Bridge over river Kwai, can you name a war song or military song that made the charts?
Waiting For A Train

Service songs like anchors awiegh, and From the halls of montezuma, don't count?
Because of the stars on the question and the number and variety of answers I will let the voters deside this one. I lose 3 points but would rather have a vote for best answer here.


"The Trooper" Iron Maiden
It must have made some chart, somewhere.

Who are the main characters in the Bridge over the River Kwai and describe each character?
Life On The Death Bridge

who are the main characters? and tell a little bit about each character. Thank you sooo much! You only need to talk about 2 or 3 characters. Thanks again


they are people who are alive

Why do they consider The Bridge on the River Kwai so good?
Dine Kwai Style.

Awful bit of acting by Alec Guiness and the drag POW's.


everyone has their own opinion. I respect yours cause you atleast gave your reasons why you thought it was bad. but i honestly thought it was a good war movie.

does anyone know the chords for the bridge on the river kwai theme?
Old Lady On The Bridge On The River Kwai

i need chords for the tune that they whistle while marching.


It's a march named "Colonel Bogey" by Kenneth Alford (a pseudonym for Lieutenant F. J. Ricketts) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Bog ey adapted by Malcolm Arnold for the film. In this clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2fpnwV6p wg the theme sounds like it's in the key of C, although, from memory, the original is in Db (going to Gb in the trio section).

Anyhow, this will get you started:

C / / / C / / / C / / / C / / /
C / / / C / / / C / / / G7 / / /
G7 / / / G7 / / / C / / / C / C#° /
G/D* / / / D7 / / / G / / / G7 / / /

C / / / C / / / C / / / C / / /
C / / / C / / / C / / / G7 / / /
G7 / / / G7 / / / C / / / C / / /
F6 / / / G7 / / / C / / / C - - -


C#° = C# diminished 7th (ie: the notes C#, E, G, Bb)
G/D* = G with a D bass

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