Alec Guinness Bridge On The River Kwai 1957 | Lawrence Vysocky

MOVIE: The Bridge on the River Kwai, 1957 STARRING: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins PLOT: British POWs build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors, oblivious of the Allies' plans to destroy it. | The Fabulous Fifties

Reflecting on "the Oven" scene in THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, Alec Guinness said he subconsciously based his walk on his 11-year old son, who was recovering from polio at the time and was temporarily paralyzed from the waist-down. He said the scene was the "finest piece of work" he had ever done. 🙏 Critics agreed, as Guiness won the Academy Award for Best Actor. 🏆 Watch THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI Monday night at 8:30p ET and Tuesday morning at 9a ET on FMC! | FMC