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Boulle was an engineer serving as a secret agent with the free french in singapore, when he was captured and subjected to two. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. This tells the story of a group of british prisoners of war in the eastern theatre of operations, who have been conscripted to build a bridge for their japanese captors. The bridge on the river kwai 1957 full movie youtube.
Rich in irony and suspense, the bridge on the river kwai examines the hubris and pragmatism of a trio of prisoners of war forced to construct a bridge for the burmasiam railway. Rent the bridge on the river kwai 1957 starring william holden and alec guinness on dvd and bluray. Bridge on the river kwai by pierre boulle abebooks passion for books. Commander shears, who escaped from hell but was sent back ordered by the japanese to build a bridge, the colonel.
Boulle was an engineer serving as a secret agent with the. In a prison camp, british pows are forced into labor. Pierre boulle 20 february 1912 30 january 1994 was a french novelist best known for two works, the bridge over the river kwai 1952 and planet of the apes 1963, that were both made into awardwinning films. The bridge over the river kwai by pierre boulle goodreads.
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