THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)

DAVID LEAN

Classics Oscar Winners War 1940s Prison True Stories Kelly's Heroes BAFTA Winners Recommended

Cast

ALEC GUINNESS JACK HAWKINS WILLIAM HOLDEN GEOFFREY HORNE SESSUE HAYAKAWA MICHAEL HENRY WILSON CARL FOREMAN PIERRE BOULLE SAM SPIEGEL

Plot

Guinness restores the morale of British PoWs by building a bridge which is of military value to the Japanese, and then attempts to thwart the RAF's destruction of it! A classic film which swept 7 Oscars including "Best Picture".