Recorded Sunday 14 February 2021, edited by Murray Ewing.
Showing posts with label David Lean. Show all posts
Showing posts with label David Lean. Show all posts
Saturday, February 20, 2021
War Film 10: The Bridge On the River Kwai (1957)
For our final podcast in the War Films series, we turn to David Lean's WWII prisoner of war drama set in Burma in 1943. Starring Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins and Sessue Hayakawa, the film was based on the novel by French author Pierre Boulle and was produced by Sam Spiegel. It won seven Oscars, four British Academy Film Awards, and three Golden Globes. Click the image below to listen to the podcast (32.7 MB, 1 hour 17 mins).
Recorded Sunday 14 February 2021, edited by Murray Ewing.
Recorded Sunday 14 February 2021, edited by Murray Ewing.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Adventure film 5: Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Something a little different - biopic, history, politics - with David Lean's cinema classic, Lawrence of Arabia, starring Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Anthonies Quinn and Quayle, and Jack Hawkins. Click the image below to listen to the podcast (30.5 MB, 1 hour 24 mins).
Recorded Sunday 17 July 2011, edited by Murray Ewing.
Notes & Errata: Just to confirm two facts I mentioned but felt unsure about - I was correct that the Prime Minister was David Lloyd George when Lawrence was an advisor to Churchill (in 1921), and the US did indeed enter WWI in 1917.
Purchase the DVD from Amazon UK: Lawrence of Arabia (1962).
Recorded Sunday 17 July 2011, edited by Murray Ewing.
Notes & Errata: Just to confirm two facts I mentioned but felt unsure about - I was correct that the Prime Minister was David Lloyd George when Lawrence was an advisor to Churchill (in 1921), and the US did indeed enter WWI in 1917.
Purchase the DVD from Amazon UK: Lawrence of Arabia (1962).
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