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Auction History Result c053 BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI three-sheet movie poster '58 David Lean Date Sold 2/12/2008Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Three-Sheet Movie Poster (measures 41" x 81") (Learn More) The Bridge on the River Kwai, the classic 1958 David Lean (winner of the Best Director Academy Award for this film) English/U.S. World War II (WWII) military Japanese prison camp sabotage thriller ("Decades from now, motion pictures will proudly claim to be 'In the great tradition of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'"; "A masterpiece of filmcraft that you will want to see again and again!"; "Screenplay by Pierre Boulle Based on His Novel"; winner of the Best Picture Academy Award) starring William Holden, Alec Guinness (winner of the Best Actor Academy Award for this film), Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; but should have WON the Academy Award), James Donald, Ann Sears, and Geoffrey Horne (billed as "introducing Geoffrey Horne"). Note that this film premiered in England in October of 1957, and had a very limited release in the U.S. in December (to qualify for the Academy Awards), but the U.S. wide-release took place in 1958. Also, note that Pierre Boulle is credited as the screenwriter and won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay despite his lack of involvement in the movie itself (he wrote the novel the movie is based on). The actual screenwriters were Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson, but they were blacklisted and ineligible for screen credit. In 1984, the Academy retroactively awarded the Oscar to Wilson and Foreman. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: There is a two-piece "Best Picture" snipe (which reads "BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR! WINNER OF 7 ACADEMY AWARDS") that was printed and sent to the theater that received this poster. They were intended to display it above the top of the poster (directly above the two quotes that ARE part of the actual printed poster, and we show it in our image displayed in that way). But the poster IS an original "pre-Awards" three-sheet, with a separate two-piece snipe. Without the snipe, the poster measures approximately 41" x 81". With the snipe, the poster measures approximately 41" x 90". This three-sheet was printed in 2 sections. Condition: very good to fine. The poster was likely never used and has the most minor of fold and border wear. Learn More about condition grades 
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