The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 · 2h 42m · Drama, History, War · United Kingdom · Rated PG (US)
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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.
Directed by
David LeanBased on the novel by
Pierre Boulle7.8Smart score
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aggressivebased on novel or bookbridgebridge blowupburmadramaticjapanpacific warprisoner of warresistanceriverthailandworld war ii
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