David Lean and then push on for independence. After some hesitation, Alec Guinness once again appeared, in his fourth David Lean film, as the Arab leader, Prince Faisal, despite his misgivings from their conflicts on "Bridge on the River Kwai". French composer Maurice Jarre, on his first Lean film, created a soaring film score with a famous theme and won his first Oscar for Best Original Score. The film turned actor Peter O'Toole, playing Lawrence, into an international star, was nominated for ten Oscars and won seven, including Best Picture and Lean's second win for Best Director. He remains the only British
The Bridge over the River Kwai the Thai authorities officially renamed the river. The Mae Klong is now called the Kwae Yai ('Big Kwae') for several miles north of the confluence with the Kwae Noi ('Little Kwae'), including the bit under the bridge. In 1962 Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers, with Peter Cook and Jonathan Miller, released the record "The Bridge on the River Wye", a spoof of the film version of "Kwai" based around the 1957 "Goon Show" "An African Incident". It was intended to have the same name as the film, but shortly before its release, the film company threatened legal action if the