the movie the bridge on the river kwai was filmed in ceylon.
where was the movie the bridge on the river kwai filmed?
ceylon
the novel was made into the 1957 film "the bridge on the river kwai", directed by david lean, which won the 1957 academy award for best picture. this film was shot in sri lanka (then called ceylon), and a bridge was erected for the purpose of shooting the film over kelani river at kitulgala, sri lanka.
the bridge over the river kwai
english composer malcolm arnold added a counter-march, which he titled "the river kwai march", for the 1957 dramatic film "the bridge on the river kwai", set during world war ii. the two marches were recorded together by mitch miller as "march from the river kwai – colonel bogey". on account of the movie, the "colonel bogey march" is often miscredited as the "river kwai march". while arnold did use "colonel bogey" in his score for the film, it was only the first theme and a bit of the second theme of "colonel bogey", whistled unaccompanied by the british prisoners several times as they marched into the prison camp. since the film depicted prisoners of war held under inhumane conditions by the japanese, canadian officials were embarrassed in may 1980, when a military band played "colonel bogey" during a visit to ottawa by japanese prime minister masayoshi ōhira.
colonel bogey march