The Bridge on the River Kwai, an Epic card

The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the novel The Bridge over the River Kwai, written by Pierre Boulle.
From the Wikipedia article

Rarity: Epic
Domain: Arts
ATK: 80
DEF: 83
Power: 163
Wikipedia reads a year: 540,000

Power 163 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.

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The Bridge on the River Kwai quiz: 3 questions

Three questions on the The Bridge on the River Kwai card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.

Find the missing word
The film was initially scripted by ______ Carl Foreman, who was replaced by Michael Wilson.
Answer
screenwriter. The film was initially scripted by screenwriter Carl Foreman, who was replaced by Michael Wilson. From the The Bridge on the River Kwai article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Bridge on the River Kwai is a ____ epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the novel The Bridge over the River Kwai, written by Pierre Boulle.
Answer
1950s. The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the novel The Bridge over the River Kwai, written by Pierre Boulle. From the The Bridge on the River Kwai article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Pier Paolo Pasolini. Pier Paolo Pasolini 86 · Richard Simmons 83 · The Bridge on the River Kwai 80 · Ginger Rogers 77 ATK in WikiCards.

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The facts on the card

The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.

Boulle's novel and the film's screenplay are fictional, they use the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942–1943 as historical setting.
It stars William Holden, Alec Guinness, and Jack Hawkins, with Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Ann Sears, and Geoffrey Horne in supporting roles.
The film was initially scripted by screenwriter Carl Foreman, who was replaced by Michael Wilson.

Why it is Epic

Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The The Bridge on the River Kwai article was read about 540,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 83: each hit it takes is cut by 33 %.

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