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BK-A129. PHOTOPLAY, May 1957; article “The Day We Blew The Bridge Up”, by Pip Evans

BK-A1. LA CINEMATOGRAPHIE FRANCAISE, September 28 1957; cover

BK-A2. THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, October 12 1957; short article and 6 photos

BK-A3. UNKNOWN, November? 1957; ad for film, open letter to Sam Spiegel praising the film

BK-A4. PICTUREGOER, November 2 1957; “War is Put in its Place”

BK-A5. THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, November 9 1957; short article and 5 photos on building the bridge

BK-A6. FILMS AND FILMING, November 1957; review, P.G.B.

BK-A7. MONTHLY FILM BULLETIN, November 1957; review

BK-A8. SIGHT AND SOUND, Winter 19571958; “Westfront 1957” by John Gillett

BK-A9. SIGHT AND SOUND, Winter 19571958; mini review

BK-A10. LA CINEMATOGRAPHIE FRANCAISE, December? 1957; 2 pg. ad

BK-A11. KINEMATOGRAPH WEEKLY, December 3 1957; ad for Film

BK-A12. CINE REVUE, December 6 1957; article

BK-A13a A13b  A13c  LIFE, December 9 1957; “An Ironic Epic of Brave Men”, (see also BK-A33)

BK-A14. PARIS MATCH, December 14 1957; “Le Pont De M. Boulle”, French

BK-A15. TIME, December 23 1957; review, from internet

BK-A16. NEWSWEEK, December 23 1957; review

BK-A17. LOOK, December 24 1957; article

BK-A18a A18b A18c  MARIE CLAIRE, December 1957; article

BK-A19. CINEMA TIMES, n.d.; cover, Japan

BK-A20. FILMS IN REVIEW, January 1958; review by Henry Hart, xerox

BK-A21. AMIS DU FILM, No. 33, January 1958; cover and article, France

BK-A130 LOS ANGELES TIMES, January 2 1958, film ad

BK-A22. BONNES SOIREES, January 12 1958; article

BK-A23. THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, January 25 1958; article on Alec Guiness: “He Always Steals the Show” by John Reese (2)

BK-A24. FALLER MODELLBAU MAGAZIN, February 3 1958; cover and article (see BK-G7)

BK-A25. LA SEMAINE, February 23 1958

BK-A26. FILM CULTURE, Vol. IV, No. 2 (17), February 1958; review by George Fenin, xerox

BK-A27  PICTURE SHOW, February 15 1958

BK-A28. ECRANS DE FRANCE, February 15 1958; cover and article

BK-A124. PHOTOPLAY STUDIES, March 1958; photos, 16 pgs.

BK-A125. FILM-ECHO, March 1958; film ad, Germany

BK-A29. OAKLAND TRIBUNE, March 8 1958; cover and review

BK-A30. AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER, April 1958; ad congratulating Jack Hildyard

BK-A31. AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER, April 1958; ad congratulating The Bridge On The River Kwai

BK-A32. AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER, April 1958; article on Jack Hildyard by Arthur E. Cavin, production photo

BK-A33a A33b  LIFE (EN ESPANOL), April 7 1958; cover and review (see BK-A13)

BK-A34. REVISTA, APRIL 5-11 1958; cover, Spain

BK-A35. PICTURE SHOW, May 10 1958; Oscar Nominations

BK-A36. LE FILM COMPLET, May 29 1958

BK-A37. DER SPIEGEL, June 1958; cover and article on Alec Guiness

BK-A38. BOXOFFICE, June 16 1958; cover and article

BK-A39. REVUE, July 1958; cover and short article, Germany

BK-A40. MECCANO MAGAZINE, n.d.; photo, meccano model of the Bridge

BK-A41. TELE CINE, October 1958; cover and detailed article by Gilbert Salachas, French

BK-A42a A42b  MUNDO, October 9 1958; cover and article on Alec Guiness, Spanish

BK-A43. PICTUREGOER, November 1 1958; “Sheffield Wants Value for Money” by Derek Todd

BK-A44. FILM QUARTERLY, Fall 1958; review, xerox

BK-A45. INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC, 1958; ad for film

BK-A46. UNKNOWN, 1958; newspaper ad, “2nd Big week”

BK-A47a A47b  UNKNOWN, 1958; article, col photos, Denmark

BK-A48. UNKNOWN, n.d.; “The Blowing up of the Bridge on the River Kwai”

BK-A128. UNKNOWN, 1958; 2-page film ad, Japan

BK-A49. UNKNOWN, n.d.; Japanese article

BK-A50. UNKNOWN, 1958; German article

BK-A51. UNKNOWN, 1958; short German article and photo

BK-A52. UNKNOWN, 1958; German article; “Die Brucke Am Kwai”

BK-A53a A53b  GENTE, 1958; “Il Ponte Nella Giungla”

BK-A54. UNKNOWN, 1958; German article, “Am Kwai Lanert Der Tod”

BK-A55. UNKNOWN, 1958; German article

BK-A56. UNKNOWN, 1958; German article, “Alle Preise Fur Diesen Film”

BK-A57. UNKNOWN, n.d.; ad for film, 2pgs., 1958, Japan

BK-A58. UNKNOWN, ?1958; cover, Israel

BK-A59. PRALINE, ?1960; article on Alec Guiness, German

BK-A60. FILM INDEX, No. 28, n.d.; review (see BE-A16)

BK-A61. FILMS AND FILMING, February 1963; review by Raymond Durgnat

BK-A126. KINE WEEKLY, February 21 1963; film ad-sales

BK-A62. PILOTE, September 26 1963; article on re-release, French

BK-A63. FILM-ECHO, January 11 1964; cover, Germany

BK-A64a A64b A64c  THE FILM DAILY, January 27 1964; pull-out ad for re-release, 4pgs.

BK-A65. STAR CINEBRAVOURE, September 1965; story in pictures

BK-A66. THE SUNDAY STAR, TV MAGAZINE, September 25 1966; cover, short article, first showing on TV

BK-A67. BONNE SOIREE, October 23 1966; “J’etais au pont de la riviere Kwai”

BK-A68. PHOTOPLAY, August 1973; letter

BK-A69. LITERATURE/FILM QUARTERLY, Vol.2, No. 2, Spring 1974; article by Georges Joyaux

BK-A70. PHOTOPLAY, July 1974; review by Roy Pickard

BK-A127. SCHOLASTIC SCOPE, January 25 1979; film tie-in cover, article “a retelling of the novel”

BK-A71. THE MOVIE, 1980; article by Sally Hibbin

BK-A72. GLOBE AND MAIL, March 15 1985; article on Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson by Aljean Harmetz, xerox

BK-A73. THE TORONTO STAR, March 30 1991; travel article

BK-A74. THE SUNDAY AGE, ? 1991; article by Greg Kerr

BK-A75. LOS ANGELES TIMES, November 21 1992; “A Bridge Rebuilt” by Jeffrey Wells, xerox

BK-A76. LOS ANGELES TIMES, n.d.; “Some Restorations Need Perfection” by Robert Harris, xerox

BK-A77. STARWEEK MAGAZINE, December 11-18, 1993; review of laserdisc by Norman Wilner

BK-A78. THE GUARDIAN, February 2 1994; obituary for Pierre Boulle

BK-A79. THE AUSTRALIAN MAGAZINE, February 1994; “The Wrong Side of the Tracks” article on real bridge builders by Richard McGregor

BK-A80. THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, February 1994; “David Lean’s Magnificent Kwai” article by Michael Sragow

BK-A81. THE PERFECT VISION, Spring 1994; interview with Peter Newbrook

BK-A82. STARWEEK MAGAZINE, April 23-30, 1994; review of laserdiscs of BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI and LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

BK-A83. WIDESCREEN REVIEW, June-July 1994; laserdisc review

BK-A84. THE GLOBE AND MAIL, June 10 1995; “Kwai Bridges Toll: Allied Lives”, article by John Bird

BK-A85. INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS, June 1995; “Face to Face With The Butcher Of The Kwai”, by Norman Luck

BK-A86. THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH, Issue no 214, n.d.; “Day of Atonement On The River Kwai”

BK-A87. INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS, June 1995; “Dancing on Kwai Bridge Graves”

BK-A88. UNKNOWN, April 26 1996; concert of music of Malcolm Arnold

BK-A89. CINEASTE, vol xxii, no 2, 1996; “The Making of the Bridge on the River Kwai”, by Kevin Brownlow

BK-A90. THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH, #268, n.d.; article on reviving death railway for tourism

BK-A91. THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH, #276, n.d.; article on Prince Philip and Kwai Bridge

BK-A92. THE TORONTO STAR, May 3 1997; article on Kwai bridge as theme park

BK-A93. THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH, #310, n.d.; article by Bruce Jones

BK-A94. WEEKEND TELEGRAPH, April 12 1997; Kwai theme park to be scrapped

BK-A95. THE OBSERVER, July 27 1997; “The Case of the Film of the Bridge on the River Kwai That Doesn’t Exist” by Michael Gillard

BK-A96. THE INDEPENDENT magazine, 1997; ad for videos of Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia (see also LA-A331)

BK-A97. MOVIE COLLECTOR’S WORLD, September 19 1997; cover and article

BK-A98. THE OBSERVER, October 26 1997; article on Colonel Philip Toosey

BK-A99. SUNDAY TIMES, October 26 1997; article on Colonel Philip Toosey

BK-A100. THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH, October 26 1997; article on Colonel Philip Toosey

BK-A101. DAILY MAIL WEEKEND, October 26 1997; article on Colonel Philip Toosey

BK-A102. DAILY MAIL, October 28 1997; TV review of program on Colonel Philip Toosey

BK-A103. THE INDEPENDENT, January 6 1998; obituary for Peter Taylor, oscar-winning editor for Kwai

BK-A104. STAGE SCREEN & RADIO, February 1998; obituary for Peter Taylor by Teddy Darvis

BK-A105. THE GLOBE AND MAIL, July 18 1998; travel article on the real Kwai bridge

BK-A106. UNKNOWN, November 11 1998; article on the Death Railway

BK-A107. STAGE SCREEN AND RADIO, December98/January99; obituary for Gus Agosti, 1st assistant

BK-A108. THE TORONTO STAR/STARWEEK MAGAZINE, January 17-23 1999; ad for TV showing

BK-A109. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, March 20 1999; extract from Stardust Memories by Alec Guiness

BK-A110. NATIONAL POST, October 1 1999; article on Canadian role regarding the Kwai bridge

BK-A111. NATIONAL POST, October 2 1999; article on Canadian role in RAF bombing of the Kwai Bridge

BK-A112. THE BIG REEL, October 1999; article on viewing recent 35mm print

BK-A113. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: The 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time, January 2000; #46

BK-A114. THE SUNDAY TIMES, May 21 2000; article on proposed museum

BK-A115. THE OBSERVER, June 4 2000; veterans of Death Railway demand memorial

BK-A116. CINEMATEQUE SUISSE, November 27 2000; program notes

BK-A117. AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER, March 2001; DVD review

BK-A118. VERONICA, February 22 2004; small review of new documentary, Netherlands

BK-A119. THE INDEPENDENT, September 30 2004; obituary for Don Ashton

BK-A120. THE SUNDAY TIMES, July 10 2005; Ronald Searle condemns Lean’s River Kwai

BK-A121. CINEASTE, vol XXXIV, No2, Spring 2009; article on Michael Wilson by Joseph Dmohowski

BK-A122. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, August 26 2010; article by Chris Irvine

BK-A123. UNKNOWN, n.d., article and poster reproduction, ITALY

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LA-A116. CRITISCH FILM EN TELEVISIE BULLETIN, August-September 1963; cover and article, photo and reference to The Bridge On The River Kwai, Netherlands