they filmed bridge on the river kwai at kanchanaburi, thailand.
they filmed bridge on the river kwai at kanchanaburi, thailand.
where did they film bridge on the river kwai?
kanchanaburi, thailand
the novel was made into the 1957 film "the bridge on the river kwai", directed by david lean, which won the 1957 academy award for best picture. this film was shot in sri lanka (then called ceylon), and a bridge was erected for the purpose of shooting the film over kelani river at kitulgala, sri lanka.
the bridge over the river kwai
the river kwai march









































"the "river kwai" march" is a march composed by malcolm arnold in 1957. it was written as an orchestral counter-march to the "colonel bogey march", which is whistled by the soldiers entering the prisoner camp in the film "the bridge on the river kwai" and again near the end of the film when the bridge is formally dedicated. the arnold march re-appears (without the "colonel bogey march") several times in the film and is repeated at the finale.
the river kwai march