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The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 British-American World War II film directed by David Lean based on the 1952 French novel The Bridge over the River Kwai by Pierre Boulle. The film is a work of fiction but borrows the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942–43 for its historical setting. It stars William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness and Sessue Hayakawa. The film was filmed in Ceylon. The bridge in the film was located near Kitulgala.

Located at 14.0408, 99.5031 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Burma Railway

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Located at 14.0408, 99.5031 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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South-East Asian theatre of World War II, Japanese prisoner of war and internment camps, Japanese war crimes, Military railways, Rail transport in Thailand, Rail transport in Burma, Strategic railways, Military logistics of World War II, Visitor attractions in Thailand, Burma–Thailand relations

Kanchanaburi

Kanchanaburi is a town in the west of Thailand and the capital of Kanchanaburi province. In 2006 it had a population of 31,327. The town covers the complete tambon Ban Nuea and Ban Tai and parts of Pak Phraek and Tha Makham, all of Mueang Kanchanaburi district, and parts of the tambon Tha Lo of Tha Muang district.

Located at 14.0194, 99.5311 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Kanchanaburi, Populated places in Kanchanaburi Province

Kanchanaburi Province

Kanchanaburi is the largest of the western provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Tak, Uthai Thani, Suphan Buri, Nakhon Pathom and Ratchaburi. In the west it borders Kayin State, Mon State and Tanintharyi Region of Myanmar. It is frequented by tourists who have been attracted by its long history and ancient civilizations, a location of the Bridge over the River Khwae(also spelt ‘Kwai’) and scene of the World War II historic.

Located at 14.0042, 99.5492 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Kanchanaburi Province, Provinces of Thailand

Kanchanaburi War Cemetery

The Kanchanaburi War Cemetery (known locally as the Don-Rak War Cemetery) is the main Prisoner of War (POW) cemetery associated with victims of the Burma Railway. It is located on the main road (Saeng Chuto Road) through the town of Kanchanaburi, Thailand, adjacent to an older Chinese cemetery. It was designed by Colin St Clair Oakes and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. There are 6,982 former POWs buried there, mostly Australian, British and Dutch.

Located at 14.0317, 99.5256 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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JEATH War Museum

The JEATH War Museum is one of two war museums in Thailand about the Death Railway built from 1942 to 1943 by Allied POWs under the direction of the Japanese, a part of the famous Thai-Burma railways.

Located at 14.0414, 99.5053 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Khwae Yai River

The Khwae Yai River, also known as the Si Sawat, is a river in western Thailand. It has its source in the Tenasserim Hills and flows for about 380 kilometres through Sangkhla Buri, Si Sawat, and Mueang Districts of Kanchanaburi Province, where it merges with the Khwae Noi to form the Mae Klong River at Pak Phraek subdistrict. The famous bridge of the Burma Railway crosses the river at Tha Makham Subdistrict of the Mueang District.

Located at 14.0182, 99.5277 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Rivers of Thailand, Geography of Kanchanaburi Province