▁to ▁Pierre ▁B oul le , ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁speak ▁English . ▁This ▁was ▁only ▁rect ified ▁post hum ously ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁his ▁name ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁award . ▁However ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁For eman ▁was ▁public ly ▁claim ing ▁credit ▁of ▁the ▁script . ▁ ▁For eman ▁also ▁worked ▁un cred ited ▁on ▁A ▁Hat ful ▁of ▁Rain ▁( 1 9 5 7 ), ▁directed ▁by ▁Z inn emann . ▁ ▁Event ually ▁a ▁court ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁State ▁Department ▁could ▁not ▁take ▁away ▁someone ' s ▁pass port ▁without ▁a ▁quasi - jud icial ▁hearing . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁For eman ▁was ▁given ▁his ▁pass port ▁back . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁at ▁For eman ' s ▁request , ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁test ified ▁in ▁executive ▁session ▁before ▁the ▁House ▁Un - American ▁Activ ities ▁Committee , ▁but ▁refused ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁inform ant . ▁ ▁W riter - Produ cer ▁Bridge ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁K w ai ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁massive ▁commercial ▁and ▁critical ▁success , ▁and ▁For eman ' s ▁contribution ▁had ▁not ▁gone ▁un - not iced . ▁He ▁set ▁up ▁his ▁own ▁production ▁company , ▁High road ▁and ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁signed ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁Columbia ▁Pictures , ▁who ▁had ▁released ▁K w ai , ▁to ▁make ▁four ▁films ▁over ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7