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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Screenplay

"The Bridge on the River Kwai": Read The Screenplay By Carl Foreman & Michael Wilson

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British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it. Columbia Pictures

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Type ...
SCANNED
Version ... First Draft
Date ... [undated]
Pages ... 151
Genres ... AdventureDramaWar
Screenplay ... Pierre BoulleCarl ForemanMichael Wilson
IMDb ID ... 0050212

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