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Tracking out scene at end of The bridge on the River Kwai NOT James Donald as Major Clipton.
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Luke Vidler
2012-01-27 06:50:38 UTC
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Apparently david Lean regretted to his dying day that James Donald was
unavailable to do this scene
and a stand in wassused
Martin Hart
2012-01-30 06:28:10 UTC
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In article <7b300b89-da95-4208-bd68-4538b1be3cc9
@c9g2000pbh.googlegroups.com>, ***@gmail.com says...
Post by Luke Vidler
Apparently david Lean regretted to his dying day that James Donald was
unavailable to do this scene
and a stand in wassused
Lean needn't have fretted too much. I've seen the film many times, most
recently on Blu-ray on a 12 foot screen and I've never noticed that
James Donald wasn't there. Now you've ruined the whole goddamned movie
for me. Nuts!

Marty
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