What's the Difference between The Bridge over the River Kwai the Book and The Bridge on the River Kwai the Movie?

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	The Bridge over the River Kwai	58%
Released:	1952
Author:	Pierre Boulle.

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Lt. Colonel Nicholson	Lt. Colonel Nicholson Portrayed by: Alec Guinness

The Bridge on the River Kwai Book vs Movie

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Shears is a British commando.	He is an American sailor.
This doesn't happen.	Nicholson is wounded and stumbles onto the plunger that detonates the bridge.
Shears is the leader of the commando group.	He is not the leader, although he does lead when Warden is injured.
This doesn't happen.	Shears is able to escape the prison camp.
This doesn't happen.	After Shears escapes he is sent back with a mission to blow up the bridge.
The bridge is damaged, but not destroyed.	The bridge is blown up.

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The Bridge over the River Kwai