Starring William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, and Sessue Hayakawa. Directed by David Lean. British prisoners of war during World War II are ordered to build a bridge to accommodate the Burma-Siam Railway. Their insinct is to sabotage the bridge but their colonel persuades them that the bridge should be constructed as a symbol of British morale.
The Bridge on the River Kwai won 7 Academy Awards in 1957 including Best Picture. Alec Guinness won for Best Actor and David Lean won for Best Director.
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