novel "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
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"The Bridge on the River Kwai" is a 1952 war novel by Pierre Boulle that dramatizes the construction of a Japanese POW railway bridge in World War II, exploring themes of honor, duty, and the absurdity of war.
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Target entity: novel "The Bridge on the River Kwai" Context triple: [Burma Railway, featuredIn, novel "The Bridge on the River Kwai"]
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The Sand Pebbles
The Sand Pebbles is a 1966 American war drama film set in 1920s China, starring Steve McQueen as a U.S. Navy machinist’s mate aboard a gunboat on the Yangtze River.
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The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri is a 1954 war film, based on James A. Michener’s novel, that follows U.S. Navy pilots flying dangerous missions during the Korean War.
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Burma Theater
The Burma Theater was a major World War II combat zone in Southeast Asia where Allied forces fought primarily against Japan to secure supply routes and support Chinese resistance.
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D.
The Quiet American
The Quiet American is a 1955 political novel by Graham Greene that explores moral ambiguity, love, and early U.S. involvement in Vietnam through the intertwined lives of a British journalist and an idealistic American.
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book "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"
"Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" is a World War II memoir by pilot Ted W. Lawson recounting his experiences in the Doolittle Raid, the first U.S. air attack on Japan after Pearl Harbor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: novel "The Bridge on the River Kwai" Target entity description: "The Bridge on the River Kwai" is a 1952 war novel by Pierre Boulle that dramatizes the construction of a Japanese POW railway bridge in World War II, exploring themes of honor, duty, and the absurdity of war.
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A.
The Sand Pebbles
The Sand Pebbles is a 1966 American war drama film set in 1920s China, starring Steve McQueen as a U.S. Navy machinist’s mate aboard a gunboat on the Yangtze River.
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B.
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
The Bridges at Toko-Ri is a 1954 war film, based on James A. Michener’s novel, that follows U.S. Navy pilots flying dangerous missions during the Korean War.
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C.
Burma Theater
The Burma Theater was a major World War II combat zone in Southeast Asia where Allied forces fought primarily against Japan to secure supply routes and support Chinese resistance.
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D.
The Quiet American
The Quiet American is a 1955 political novel by Graham Greene that explores moral ambiguity, love, and early U.S. involvement in Vietnam through the intertwined lives of a British journalist and an idealistic American.
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E.
book "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"
"Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" is a World War II memoir by pilot Ted W. Lawson recounting his experiences in the Doolittle Raid, the first U.S. air attack on Japan after Pearl Harbor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
war novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
Le Pont de la rivière Kwaï
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surface form:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957 film)
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| author | Pierre Boulle ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Japanese POW railway bridge over the Khwae River
ⓘ
construction of the Burma Railway ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | forced labor on the Burma Railway ⓘ |
| EnglishPublicationYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| EnglishTranslator | Xan Fielding ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Colonel Nicholson
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Colonel Saito ⓘ Major Warden ⓘ Cutter ⓘ
surface form:
Shears
|
| filmAdaptationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | David Lean ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ war fiction ⓘ |
| hasMoralQuestion |
value of human life versus military achievement
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whether duty can become complicity ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
British Army officers
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Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Army
prisoners of war ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | English translation ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century French literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
clash of cultures
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collaboration and resistance ⓘ duty ⓘ honor ⓘ military discipline ⓘ the absurdity of war ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of military bureaucracy
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portrayal of conflicting concepts of honor ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Pont de la rivière Kwaï ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| publisher | René Julliard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Burma Railway
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Thailand ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1940s ⓘ |
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Subject: novel "The Bridge on the River Kwai" Description of subject: "The Bridge on the River Kwai" is a 1952 war novel by Pierre Boulle that dramatizes the construction of a Japanese POW railway bridge in World War II, exploring themes of honor, duty, and the absurdity of war.
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