The plot and characters of Boulle's novel and the screenplay were almost entirely fictional. There are many historical inaccuracies in the film, as noted by eyewitnesses to the building of the real Burma Railway by historians.
The plot and characters of Bou,lle's novel and the screenplay were almost entirely fictional. There are many historical inaccuracies in the film as noted by eyewitnesses to the building of the real Burma Railway by historians.