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Bridge over the River Kwai. How to get to Asia’s most famous bridge?
One of the most famous bridges in the history of cinema is visited by thousands of tourists every year. It’s worth a trip there, during your Southeast Asian vacation.
Thailand is one of the most diverse countries in Asia. The tropical south beckons with heavenly beaches, while wild mountainous regions await tourists in the north. When visiting Bangkok, Thailand’s capital, take a trip west to see the famous bridge over the River Kwai.
Bridge on the River Kwai — an authentic story
When the war film “Bridge on the River Kwai”, directed by David Lean, was released in 1957, only 15 years had passed since the events alluded to in the plot. The film was an adaptation of a novel by French writer Pierre Boulle, who was an eyewitness to the tragedy of World War II in Southeast Asia.
The canvass of the drama is not only authentic, but in its reality even more tragic than depicted by the film’s authors. In mid-1943, Japanese naval convoys sailing to Burma (the vestibule to…
