The Bridge on the River Kwai

About The Bridge on the River Kwai

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.

The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 history war film directed by David Lean. Its themes are resistance, prisoner of war, thailand, and river.

William Holden appears as Cmdr. Shears, Alec Guinness as Col. Nicholson, Jack Hawkins as Maj. Warden, and Sessue Hayakawa as Col. Saito. Released in October 1957, it runs 162 minutes.

The screenplay is by Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson. The story is adapted from a novel. American members can watch it on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.

Unbroken, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, and The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity make useful companions to The Bridge on the River Kwai, all filed under japan and pacific war. TMDB voters put it at 7.8 out of 10 across 2,498 votes and it carries a PG rating.