bridge on the river kwai Flashcards
setting of the movie
burma (edge of SE asia)
WWII
movie was made in
1957
who played the role of colonol saito
Sessue Hayakawa
who played the role of shears
william holden
who played the role of colonel nickleson
alec Guinness
who played the role of Major Wardin (hurt foot dude)
Jack Hawkins
colonel saito is the
commanding officer of camp 16
why is there minimum security on the camp
because it is a jungle in the island = no escape
what will saito have to do if the bridge is not built on time
kill himself
what will saito do if he has to kill himself
kill prisoners
who is the radio person that would speak english to western soldiers and tell propaganda (hired by Japs)
tokyo rose
what does colonol nickleson do when he realizes that his men will not be able to finish the bridge on time
recruit sick men
what happened on the planned day of explosions
river level dropped
how do the japs see the movie
they resented the glorification of
resented the conclusion because
resented the glorification of the superiority of western civilization
resented the conclusion because it showed that jap engineers were less capable than british engineers
who was the director
david lean
