The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

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161 min★ 8.1 · 252,013 votes

• Adventure
• Drama
• War

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.

Release date

October 11, 1957

Country of origin

United States, United Kingdom

Music

Malcolm Arnold

Budget

$2,800,000

Box office

$44,908,000