One of the popular Hollywood movies is The Bridge on the River Kwai, which was released on 2nd of October, in the year 1957. It was directed by David Lean. This movie is based on the novel, Le Pont de la Riviere Kwai by Pierre Boulle ( French author). The actors, who starred in this movie are Sassue Hayakawa, Jack Hawkins, William Holden and Geoffrey Horne.
The story of The Bridge on the River Kwai is described in the following lines. The story of this movie, revolves around the the British prisoners, who fought during World War II. These prisoners received orders to construct a bridge over the Kwai River in order to facilitate railway transportation It is under the guidance as well as the leadership of Colonel Nicholson, that the prisoners completed the construction of the bridge. According to Colonel Nicholson, the bridge stands as a symbol of the dignity and spirit of the British morale. The prisoners first admire the courage of Nicholson, when he refuses to compromise and faces grievous torture.
He is an arrogant but honorable man, who is portrayed as deluded obsessive at the end of the movie. He convinces others that the bridge is a symbol of British Monument. He is unaware of the fact that the allies, led by Warden, has been send for a mission, which is to blow up the bridge and he succeeds in his mission.
In the last scene, a train and a bridge were used for shooting purposes. It was the first time in the history of Hollywood movies after The Big Trees (1952), that no models were used to shoot a scene that involved a train as well as a bridge. For this reason as well as for other reasons it is considered to be one of the best movies of Hollywood.
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It goes without saying that this brilliant and popular movie bagged many awards. The awards received by The Bridge on the River Kwai were British Society of Cinematographers Award, BAFTA Awards, Directors Guild of America USA Award, David di Donatello Awards, Golden Globes USA Award, Golden Screen and Germany Award, to name a few. It was also nominated for Grammy Awards and DVD Exclusive Awards.
These awards speak highly about the popularity of this Hollywood movie. If you wish to know about other Popular Hollywood Movies, just continue browsing the pages of the site hollywoodzing.com.
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