Travails in Filming “The Bridge on the River Kwai” … and The Locations

ALSO NOTE

• Michael Roberts: “Kitulgala and the Classic Movie “Bridge on the River Kwai”, 2 August 2021,  https://thuppahis.com/2021/08/02/kitulgala-and-the-classic-movie-bridge-on-the-river-kwai/
• Michael Roberts: “Anecdotal Tit Bits: Making “The Bridge on the River Kwai” 17 August 2021,  https://thuppahis.com/2021/08/17/anecdotal-tit-bits-making-the-bridge-on-the-river-kwai/
• Lalin Fernando &  d Rohan Wijeyesekera: “The Bridge on the River Kwai, ” 25 February 2021, https://thuppahis.com/2012/02/25/the-bridge-on-river-kwai/https://thuppahis.com/2012/02/25/the-bridge-on-river-kwai/
• Tony Donaldson: “… In Appreciation of Ian Watts’ Fictional Tale,” 6 Janaury 2021, https://thuppahis.com/2021/01/06/bridge-over-the-river-kwai-in-appreciation-of-ian-watts-fictional-tale/
• Geoff Wijesinghe: “Whistling George Siegertsz and Other Radio ceylon Artistes in the 1950s and 1960s,” 23 August 2021, vhttps://thuppahis.com/2021/08/23/whistling-george-siegertsz-and-other-radio-ceylon-artistes-of-the-1950s-and-60s/
• http://movie-locations.com/movies/b/Bridge-On-The-River-Kwai.php

The Bridge On The River Kwai location: concrete foundations of the film’s bridge: Maskeliya Oya, Kitulgala, Sri Lank

The Bridge On The River Kwai location: Samuel Perera, who played the Jungle Boy in the film, and his wife Chandra: Maskeliya Oya, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka

The Bridge On The River Kwai location: signage to the bridge road: Maskeliya Oya, Kitulgala, Sri Lanka