BP085 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) with Ned Sedgwick

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom
Salinsky and special guest Ned Sedgwick


Episode 85: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1951)


Released 21 April 2021


For this episode, we watched The Bridge on the River
Kwai, written by Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson, based
on the book by Pierre Boulle. The director was David Lean and the
stars were William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins and Sessue
Hayakawa. From eight nominations, it won seven Oscars, including
Best Director, Best Actor for Guinness and Best Adapted
Screenplay.


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