Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Ned Sedgwick

Episode 85: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1951)

Released 21 April 2021

For this episode, we watched The Bridge on the River Kwai, written by Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson, based on the book by Pierre Boulle. The director was David Lean and the stars were William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins and Sessue Hayakawa. From eight nominations, it won seven Oscars, including Best Director, Best Actor for Guinness and Best Adapted Screenplay.

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