Movie:The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

[Diomedes Industries]

The book is good as well. I liked the movie too!

TF

 

[Lawlor69]

Seen it many times. It is a classic. The climax scene is still impressive, even in this post-George Lucas age of computer animation.

 

[bearthedog]

Thanks everyone for their opinion. I have been reading all your comments with one eye closed to avoid a potential spoiler since I haven't seen it yet.
-RB

 

[TIZWIN]

The more authentic a war movie is, the more anti-war it is.

 

[PhilL]

The song they whistle throughout the movie is called, "Col. Bogey March".
It's a catchy tune as someone mentioned before, but who the heck is Col. Bogey?

 

[Man of Iron]

A shame they didn't say the lyrics of "Hitler only has got one ball" because it was considered vulgar, nowadays it won't be a problem at all.

Besides the formentioned movie, I'd also recommend "The Great Escape"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYjnMfgzgcM&feature=related

After you've seen it, go search for 'Allo 'Allo Season 3 Episode 6, "The Great Un-escape". One of the funniest parody ever.

At last, you def have to watch "A Brigde too Far". Greetings from Arnhem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKDPX8PEiVk&feature=related

 

[j williams]

Those are great movies. Its been forever since I seen em...

 

[fudo]

"Bridge on the River Kwai" is a great movie and a great character study, but not historically accurate.

 

[bearthedog]

"Bridge on the River Kwai" is a great movie and a great character study, but not historically accurate.

There is a wiki on the movie and I think I saw a section on historical facts but didn't want to spoil the movie so I left it alone.
-RB

 

[Man of Iron]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOpwQg1Viqk

just found this, 2:13 as he was starting to shout "Hitler... has only got one..." then he was stopped. Speaking of keeping people in suspense

 

[sicily02]

It has been awhile since I have seen it but thought is was a good flick.
Bryan

 

[dingobubba]

Fudo is right. Although I too loved the movie it's very inaccurate. I recently watch a documentary on it. Had some actual POWs who worked on the bridge. Hell... it wasn't even on the river "Kwai". The name was picked because it sounded good for a title.

 

[bearthedog]

Finally saw it and I loved it. Great acting and what an ending!
Thanks Mike for the movie!

-RB

 

[Alex p. Schorsc]

In reality the Bridge over the River Kwai was not blown up. It exists to this very day and WAS built by British POW's.

 

[noss4]

I saw a documentary on the real event. Many of the vets that were actually there despise this movie. It was very brutal and the movie made a Hogans Hero out of it as one vet put it. I haven't seen the movie.

 

[bltjr1951]

Well of coarse it wasn't just like the real thing. Back then people didn't go to movies to see blood and guts, they went to be entertained. People in movies would get shot and fall down. Now they get their head/arms/legs blown off, blood everywhere. I saw this movie on the big screen too. Have you ever seen a movie that was the real deal? Went by the book all the way? Based on a true life story, so must be true.
My great uncle was on Iwo Jima, he won't talk about what happened to him there.
War is not what Hogan's Heroes was about.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=42856