The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957 PG-13 2h 42m

7.8 / 10 2K

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7.8/10

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The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson, the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.

Director David Lean

Writers

Michael Wilson Carl Foreman Pierre Boulle

Stars

William Holden Alec Guinness Jack Hawkins

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John Chard 31 Jul 2016

10/10

Colonel Bogey's Barmy Army. OK! Lets get it out there right away, for historical facts of the real Bridge on the River Kwai story, one should research elsewhere, this film is a fictionalised account of the said events. Sadly there are those out there who simply refuse to judge this purely as a piece of cinematic art - and cinematic art it is. A squad of British soldiers are held in a Japanes...