Revealed: Bridge on the River Kwai

David Hickman

Revealed: Bridge on the River Kwai

Theatre, Film, TV and Interactive Media

Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products

Abstract

A one-hour documentary retracing the route of the Burma railway, now mostly overgrown by jungle. Amidst the remains, US engineer Bashar Altabba assesses the awful odds against the prisoner builders of the railway. He also encounters one of the Japanese engineers of the railway. The film tells the story through survivor accounts among British POWs. Produced, directed and written by David Hickman (also: additional photography).

Original language	English
Place of Publication	London & New York
Publisher	Channel 5 and PBS
Media of output	Television Programme
Size	On (commercial) hour
Publication status	Published - 2003

Keywords

Kwai
POWs
Burma Railway
Engineering

Access to Document

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1051863/

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