Oscar Best Picture (1958) User Rating of Movie: 8.4/10 Genre: Adventure, Drama, War Release Year: 1957
Plot summary for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
British WW2 prisoners of war are given the task, by their Japanese captors, of building a railway bridge in a harsh Asian jungle. Led by Col Nicholson, a stereotypical British officer, the prisoners score a moral victory over the Japanese by not only building the bridge, but running the whole show. Unknown to Nicholson, an allied demolition team are planning a spectacular opening for the bridge.