The Bridge on the River Kwai

Name: The Bridge on the River Kwai
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1957-10-11
Cast: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald

1957 · Movie · 2h 42m · PG

Drama History War

85Balasaur Score
out of 100

It runs long at 2h 42m.

Featured in collections

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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.