The Bridge on the River Kwai

Synopsis

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

Written by

Carl Foreman

Music

Malcolm Arnold

Studio

Horizon Pictures

Released

11 October 1957

Genres

Drama, History, War