Return from the River Kwai

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A much more realistic war film than it's predecessor, David Lean's classic, The Bridge On The River Kwai, but does contain moments that echo that film made over thirty years before it. For one, Chris Penn's American pilot hesitates killing a Japanese guard, much in the same way a young commando did in Bridge. Racism, beheading and plenty of swearing, all adds to the realism. Edward Fox and Nick Ta... read more