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In part one of our discussion of the classic war film ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’, we tackle recasting major and minor roles alike, and along the way, talk about our favorite racist beers, mutton chops, pragmatism vs. going crazy, and Voldemort’s bridge building skills.
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Actors, Actresses, and Directors Discussed
- William Holden
- Daniel Craig
- Karl Urban
- Bradley Cooper
- Liev Schrieber
- Hugh Jackman
- Sessue Hayakawa
- Ken Watanabe
- Hiroyuki Sanada
- George Takei
- Ken Watanabe
- Chow Yun-Fat
- Alec Guinness
- Jason Isaacs
- Kenneth Branagh
- Iain Glen
- Ralph Fiennes
- Christopher Eccleston
- Geoffrey Horne
- Anton Yelchin
- Jack Hawkins
- David Thewlis
- James Donald
- Luke Evans
Links and Movies/TV Shows Discussed
- Cowboys & Aliens
- Skyfall
- Dredd
- Star Trek
- Amost Human (TV Series)
- ‘The Distance of the Moon’ (From the Radiolab Podcast, read by Liev Schrieber)
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
- Salt
- Inception
- The Last Samurai
- Batman Begins
- The Wolverine
- Sunshine
- Lost (TV Series)
- Heroes (TV Series)
- Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
- Letters From Iwo Jima
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- The Replacement Killers
- Bulletproof Monk
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- The Patriot
- Game of Thrones (TV Series)
- Downton Abbey (TV Series)
- The English Patient
- Schindler’s List
- Doctor Who (TV Series)
- GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra
- Thor: The Dark World
- Star Trek
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Seven Years In Tibet
- The Big Lebowski
- Immortals
- The Raven
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug