The Bridge on the River Kwai The Bridge on the River Kwai The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 British-American epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the novel "Le Pont de la Rivière Kwaï" (1952) by Pierre Boulle. The film uses the historical setting of the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942–1943. The cast included William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness, and Sessue Hayakawa. It was initially scripted by screenwriter Carl Foreman, who was later replaced by Michael Wilson. Both writers had to work in secret, as they were on the Hollywood blacklist and had fled to England in
The Boy Who Turned Yellow some of their old colleagues from "The Archers", such as cinematographer Christopher Challis and actor Esmond Knight. Location shooting took place at sites around London: The film won a "Chiffy" award from the Children's Film Foundation. The "Chiffy" award was voted for by the children themselves. The Boy Who Turned Yellow The Boy Who Turned Yellow (1972) is the last film collaboration by the British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and the last theatrical film directed by Michael Powell. The film was made for the Children's Film Foundation. John (Mark Dightam) loses one of his pet mice, Alice, whilst