The Bridge on the River Kwai order to continue working. As a result, Boulle, who did not speak English, was credited and received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay; many years later, Foreman and Wilson posthumously received the Academy Award. The film was widely praised, winning seven Academy Awards (including Best Picture) at the 30th Academy Awards. It used lush colour to bring out the British stiff upper lip of the colonel, played by Alec Guinness in an Oscar-winning performance. In 1997, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library
Kok River into Thailand, about upstream from the border. In October 2013 the cast and crew of the British television show "Top Gear" constructed a bridge over the river Kok as part of their Burma Special. The bridge was originally planned to be built over the River Kwai, but the River Fang which flows into the River Kok was chosen "accidentally". The show aired in two parts on 9 March 2014 and 16 March 2014. Kok River The Kok River (, , ) flows in Southeast Asia. The river originates in the Daen Lao Range, Shan State, Burma. It flows eastwards across