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Bridge on the River Kwai

Tuesday, April 12, 2022, 7:30 p.m., Dryden Theatre
still from Bridge Over the River Kwai

Bridge Over the River Kwai  (1957)

(David Lean, US/UK 1957, 161 min., 35mm)

A group of British POWs captured by the Japanese during WWII are forced to build a bridge that will assist the enemy. Lean’s strongest statement on the insanity and absurdity of war is abundant in magnificent acting, spectacular action scenes, and shattering ironies. The peerless cast features William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, and Alec Guinness, in his Oscar-winning performance as the colonel who collaborates with the Japanese.

 

Event Details

Dryden Theatre
$7 members
$10 nonmembers
$5 students with ID

$5 17 and under

Advance tickets encouraged.

Patrons must show proof of COVID vaccination (regardless of age), photo ID and wear masks. 

Tickets no longer for sale

About This Series

Asian Americans in Hollywood

Last summer the Dryden Theatre presented the series “In Solidarity: Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Directors,” which focused on directors of Asian and Pacific Islander descent who told stories through their own lens. But Asian Americans were working in film since the silent era, both in front of and behind the camera. This series will highlight three of the biggest Asian American contributors from the first seven decades of cinema: actress Anna May Wong, actor Sessue Hayakawa, and cinematographer (and George Eastman Award honoree) James Wong Howe.

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