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Jun 2023
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335 The Bridge on the River Kwai Part 1

STEVE MORRIS & JOHN ROCHA
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The Bridge on the River Kwai is one of the most requested films in the history of The Cine-Files. This beautifully crafted film by director David Lean stars Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkens and Sessue Hayakawa. It is a profoundly moving film with one of the most powerful endings in the history of cinema.

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