![]() In 1997, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress. ![]() It went on to win seven Academy Awards (including Best Picture) at the 30th Academy Awards. It is the basis for the British-American epic war film directed by David Lean and starring William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness, and Sessue Hayakawa. The novel won France's Prix Sainte-Beuve in 1952. The novel deals with the plight of World War II British prisoners of war forced by the Imperial Japanese Army to build a bridge for the "Death Railway", so named because of the large number of prisoners and conscripts who died during its construction. ![]() ![]() The Bridge Over The River Kwai is a fictional story but uses the construction of the Burma Railway, in 1942–43, as its historical setting, and is partly based on Pierre Boulle's own life experience working in Malaysia rubber plantations and later working for allied forces in Singapore and Indochina during World War II. Translated from the French by Xan Fielding. Signed by Pierre Boulle on the half-title page. First edition of the novel that was the basis for the film of the same name, which is widely considered to be one of the greatest films in cinematic history. ![]()
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