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The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957 · 162 min · Drama

In a Japanese POW camp in the Burmese jungle, a proud British colonel drives his men to build a magnificent railway bridge for their captors — even as Allied commandos plot to blow it up. David Lean's towering, Oscar-winning war epic.

Why it’s here

A World War II prisoner-of-war drama centered on the Burma Railway in Thailand.

Runtime
162 min
Genre
Drama · History · War
Mood
tense · thoughtful · dark
Entry
some context
Best for
first visit · film history

Content notes: war or political violence Non-exhaustive

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