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Events on Wednesday 2 October 1957 1
1957The Bridge on the River Kwai releasedDavid Lean war epic wins wide acclaimDavid Lean's film The Bridge on the River Kwai, based on Pierre Boulle's novel about Allied prisoners of war building a railway bridge for their Japanese captors, premiered in London. It went on to win seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.