The Bridge on the River Kwai

#11 among films

7 Oscar wins · 8 nominations

Age rating

PG

Runtime

2h 42m

The Bridge on the River Kwai is rated PG and runs 2h 42m.

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.

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