The bridge on the River Kwai

The Resource The bridge on the River Kwai

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The bridge on the River Kwai

Statement of responsibility

Columbia Pictures presents a Sam Spiegel production

Language

eng

Summary

Set in wartime Burma during the Second World War, British POWs are forced to build a bridge over the River Kwai to link vital Japanese supply lines. Colonel Nicholson sees this as a way to restore his men's pride by building the perfect bridge as a tribute to British superiority. The morning the bridge is set to open, Nicholson discovers a British plot to blow up the bridge and scrambles to thwart it, leading to one of the most gripping, nail-biting endings in cinematic history

Cataloging source

NJB

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman; produced by Sam Spiegel; directed by David Lean

Intended audience

Rated PG

Language note

In English, French, German; subtitles in English, Greek, German, French, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Hindi, Turkish, Danish, Arabic, Swedish, Finnish, Icelandic, Dutch, Norwegian, Hebrew, Bulgarian

PerformerNote

William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Ann Sears

Runtime

156

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Context

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