Jack Hawkins
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John Edward Hawkins was an English actor, who worked on stage and in film from the 1930s until the 1970s. He was known for his portrayal of military men, said to "endow the countless figures of author
Hawkins in 1973, photographed by Allan Warren
The Bridge on the River Kwai
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The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the novel The Bridge over the River Kwai, written by Pierre Boulle. Boulle's novel and the film's screenplay ar
Jack Hawkins
…Gilliat's Fortune Is a Woman (1957). Hawkins's career received a major boost when supporting William Holden and Alec Guinness in the highly acclaimed The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957). He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1958…
American theatrical release poster, "Style A"
Chandran Rutnam and William Holden while shooting The Bridge on the River Kwai.
The bridge at Kitulgala, Sri Lanka, before the explosion seen in the film.
A photo of Kitulgala, Sri Lanka in 2004, where the bridge was made for the film.