The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

October 11th, 19572h 41min

Drama, History, War
78%

Overview

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.


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