Where to go
6.77222, 80.6222
Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.
Good to know
Title
The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
On screen
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In real life
Maskeliya Oya, Kitulgala
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable
Maskeliya Oya today
Photography of the place as it is now — production stills from the publications that covered the shoot, and freely-licensed photographs. Each links to its source.
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Where exactly did The Bridge On The River Kwai film at Maskeliya Oya?
At 6.77222, 80.6222 in Kitulgala. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.
Can you visit Maskeliya Oya?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near Maskeliya Oya?
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