The Bridge on the River Kwai

It spans a whole new world of entertainment!

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.

Director

David Lean

Writers

Carl Foreman, Michael Wilson, Pierre Boulle

Released

October 11, 1957

Language

English