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The Bridge on the River Kwai

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.

Where to Stream

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Where to Rent

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Where to Buy

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Would I like this?

Box Office

Budget: $2,800,000
Revenue: $44,908,000
ROI: +1,503.9%

Verdict: Hit

Trailer

Crew

Directors

> David Lean (Director)
> Jack Hildyard (Director of Photography)
> Ted Sturgis (Assistant Director)
> A. B. Raj (Second Unit First Assistant Director)
> Gus Agosti (Assistant Director)
> Geoffrey Drake (Assistant Art Director)

Writers

> Carl Foreman (Screenplay)
> Michael Wilson (Screenplay)
> Pierre Boulle (Novel)