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The Bridge on the River Kwai

Great Britain · Arts / Cinema. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1957Date range
2Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1957

Alec Guinness1957

Arts / Cinema

Starts in "The Bridge on the River Kwai"

David Lean1957

Arts / Cinema

Directs The Bridge on the River Kwai, the epic that brings him his first Academy Award for directing.

Names involved

Alec GuinnessDavid Lean

Provenance

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