The Bridge on the River Kwai poster

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

1957 · 2h 41m · English · Movie
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80
GoodScore
Directed by David Lean
Starring William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald

Synopsis

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.

Ratings Breakdown

IMDb
8.1
TMDB
7.8

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