"colonel" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Both the book and film outraged former prisoners because Toosey did not collaborate, unlike the fictional Colonel Nicholson.
- Spiegel persuaded Alec Guinness to play Colonel Nicholson in "The Bridge on the River Kwai," although David Lean, the director, apparently preferred Charles Laughton.
- But in this case, Colonel Nicholson went further than usual in acknowledging that the civilians were "innocent Afghans."
- Colonel Nicholson said the Army made extensive efforts to find anyone who might have been wounded on the crowded highway or relatives, including those not from the area.
- Part 2 is governance," Colonel Nicholson said, "extending the reach of the government.
- For his performance as Colonel Nicholson, the unyielding British POW commanding officer, Guinness won an Academy Award.
- "You must have a clear understanding of the political objectives," said Colonel Nicholson, now an aide to the secretary of the Army, Thomas E. White.
- Construction of the bridge serves as a symbol of the preservation of professionalism and personal integrity to one prisoner, Colonel Nicholson, a proud perfectionist.
- Colonel Nicholson is portrayed as the perfect example of the military snob, but Boulle also examines friendship between individual soldiers, both among captors and captives.
- One believes Colonel Nicholson in "The Bridge on the River Kwai" without being especially moved or interested.
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