The Bridge on the River Kwai
War, Drama
DirectorDavid Lean
ProducerSam Spiegel
ScreenwriterPierre Boulle, Michael Wilson, Carl Foreman
DistributorColumbia Pictures
Release DateDec 18, 1957, Wide
LanguageEnglish (United Kingdom)
Runtime2h 41m
Introduction
Adaptation of the Pierre Bouelle novel about POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American officers plot to blow up the structure, but the commander of the bridge's construction has different plans.
Critics Reviews
Pauline Kael4.8
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