A scene from the Academy Award® winning film The Bridge on the River Kwai.
DOHA: Academy Award® winning film, ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’ will screen on July 25 and 27 at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) Auditorium as part of monthly DFI UK Cinema Showcase.
‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’ tells the story of a British colonel who co-operates to oversee his men’s construction of a railway bridge for their captors, while oblivious to a plan by the allies to destroy it after settling his differences with a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp commander.
Included in the top 100 British Films rated by the British Film Institute, the movie will take viewers into a captivating epic journey back to the World War II era. It won seven Academy Awards in 1958, including Best Picture, Best Director for the legendary British filmmaker David Lean, and Best Actor for Alec Guinness.
DFI UK Cinema showcase will continue next month with Carol Reed’s Academy Award® winning musical ‘Oliver!’ to be shown on August 29 and 30.
For Tickets, box office hours and additional information, log in to www.dohafilminstitute.com or visit the Museum of Islamic Art DFI Ticket Outlet (across from the MIA Auditorium).
Tickets are priced at QR35 for the general public and QR25 for students. (Students must present a valid student ID to receive a discount. There is a maximum of two discounted tickets per person. Discounts are only available at ticket outlet locations).
DFI UK Cinema Showcase launched in February, in partnership with the British Council and the Qatar Museums Authority, to celebrate Qatar UK 2013.
DFI UK Cinema Showcase brings iconic British films to audiences in Doha. The showcase will run monthly until September 2013.
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