the river kwai march is the theme song to bridge on the river kwai.
the river kwai march is the theme song to bridge on the river kwai.
theme song to bridge on the river kwai?
the river kwai march
english composer malcolm arnold added a counter-march, which he titled "the river kwai march", for the 1957 dramatic film "the bridge on the river kwai", set during world war ii. the two marches were recorded together by mitch miller as "march from the river kwai – colonel bogey". on account of the movie, the "colonel bogey march" is often miscredited as the "river kwai march". while arnold did use "colonel bogey" in his score for the film, it was only the first theme and a bit of the second theme of "colonel bogey", whistled unaccompanied by the british prisoners several times as they marched into the prison camp. since the film depicted prisoners of war held under inhumane conditions by the japanese, canadian officials were embarrassed in may 1980, when a military band played "colonel bogey" during a visit to ottawa by japanese prime minister masayoshi ōhira.
colonel bogey march
burma bridge









































the burma bridge may represent:









































bullet::::- the bridges of the burma railway, built by the japanese during world war ii, especially those over the river kwai (kwai bridge)









































bullet::::- "the bridge over the river kwai", novel about building the burma railroad bridges, as a fictionalized account









































bullet::::- "the bridge on the river kwai", film about building the burma railroad bridges, as a fictionalized account









































bullet::::- a hanging bridge often part of a "ropes course" that consists of a single wire or rope to walk on and two others to hold on to.
burma bridge