The Bridge over the River Kwai

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Bridge_over_the_River_Kwai

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:film
gptkbp:authorOfSourceMaterial	gptkb:Pierre_Boulle
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Cinematography gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Director gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Film_Editing gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor_(Alec_Guinness)
gptkbp:basedOn	gptkb:The_Bridge_over_the_River_Kwai_(novel)
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross	$30 million (approximate)
gptkbp:budget	$2.8 million (approximate)
gptkbp:cinematography	gptkb:Jack_Hildyard
gptkbp:colorProcess	gptkb:Technicolor
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:director	gptkb:David_Lean
gptkbp:distributedBy	gptkb:Toho gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:editingBy	gptkb:Peter_Taylor
gptkbp:filmingLocation	gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:genre	war film epic film
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Bridge over the River Kwai
gptkbp:influenced	subsequent war films
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:musicBy	gptkb:Malcolm_Arnold
gptkbp:nominatedFor	gptkb:Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture_–_Drama gptkb:BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Film
gptkbp:notableFor	depiction of the construction of the Burma Railway iconic whistling theme
gptkbp:notableScene	whistling of the "Colonel Bogey March"
gptkbp:preservedIn	gptkb:United_States_National_Film_Registry
gptkbp:productionCompany	gptkb:Horizon_Pictures
gptkbp:releaseYear	1957
gptkbp:runtime	161 minutes
gptkbp:screenplayBy	gptkb:Carl_Foreman gptkb:Michael_Wilson
gptkbp:setDuring	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:setIn	Burma
gptkbp:starring	gptkb:Sessue_Hayakawa gptkb:William_Holden gptkb:Alec_Guinness gptkb:Jack_Hawkins
gptkbp:theme	gptkb:military_decoration prisoners of war conflict between duty and survival
gptkbp:uncreditedScreenwriter	gptkb:Pierre_Boulle
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Pierre_Boulle
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5