• Film ID:
  • 779
  • Availability:
  • DVD Available from Shop
  • Film cert:
  • Running time:
  • DVD=155 min.
  • Nationality(ies):
  • Britain.
  • Primary Language(s):
  • English.
THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)
Cast Voices
Alec Guinness. Jack Hawkins. William Holden. Geoffrey Horne. Sessue Hayakawa. Sam Spiegel.
Director(s)
David Lean.
Categories
Classics. Oscar (Best Picture). War. 1940s. Critics' Top 100. Hearing Impaired (DVD). Peoples' Choice. Prison. Oscar (Best Male Lead). True Stories. 01 Kelly's Heroes. Guardian 1000 Must See (2007). BAFTA (Best Film). BAFTA (Best Male Lead). Oscar (Best Director). Recommended. BFI Top 100 British Movies. AFI Top 100 Movies Ever.
Review
Guinness restores the morale of British PoWs by building a bridge which is of military value to the Japanese, and then attempts to thwart the RAF's destruction of it! A classic film which swept 7 Oscars including "Best Picture".
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