Pierre Boulle
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Pierre Boulle was a French novelist best known for writing imaginative fiction that explored philosophical themes and social commentary. His works, including the acclaimed science fiction novel that inspired the Planet of the Apes films, have had a lasting impact on popular culture and continue to be read widely around the world.
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Pierre François Marie Louis Boulle (20 February 1912 – 30 January 1994) was a French author. He is best known for two works, The Bridge over the River Kwai (1952) and Planet of the Apes (1963), that were both made into award-winning films.
Boulle was an engineer serving as a secret agent with the Free French in Southeast Asia, when he was captured and imprisoned for two years. These experiences inspired The Bridge over the River Kwai, about the notorious Death Railway, which became an international bestseller. The film, named The Bridge on the River Kwai, by David Lean won seven Academy Awards (including Best Adapted Screenplay), and Boulle was credited with writing the screenplay, because its two actual screenwriters had been blacklisted.
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