1950-1959 Actor - Actress
Mar. 03, 1957 - LARGEST SINGLE MOVIE SET EVER CONSTRUCTED - IS BLOWN UP AS CLIMAX TO THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI'. A gigantic steel and concrete structure - an 80, 000 pound bridge - the largest single movie set ever constructed - was today dynamited - for the climax of the new Columbia film The Bridge on the River Kwai - in its setting in Kitulgala, Ceylon. The film stars Jack Hawkins and Alec Guinness. Keystone Photo Shows:- The gigantic 80, 000 pound steel and concrete bridge - before it went into the skies dynamited for the film climax
Picture No
13180527
Media ID
46933689
Size
5590px x 4407px
(1.6MB)
Credit
(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
Usage Restrictions
Editorial Use Only - No Property or Model Releases. For any non-editorial use, please contact Mary Evans direct
Source
Keystone Pictures USA
