The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957 · Directed by David Lean

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.

adventure drama war

Cast: William Holden, Alec Guinness, André Morell, Jack Hawkins, James Donald, Percy Herbert, Ann Sears, Geoffrey Horne, Sessue Hayakawa, Harold Goodwin

Rating: 7.821/10 from 1,664 votes