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BFF25: British Brilliance - The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
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Synopsis
Winner of seven Academy Awards® and rated an impressive 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, The Bridge on the River Kwai is an epic war drama adapted from the novel by Pierre Bouelle, that was a critical and popular success at the time and now remains an enduring classic.
Set in a Japanese prisoner-of-war (POW) camp in Burma during World War II, it follows a group of British POWs who are forced to build a railway bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. They are oblivious to a plan by British and American intelligence officers who are conspiring to blow up the structure in a daring commando raid through the jungle. However, Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness), who supervised the bridge’s construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.
WINNER x7 - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Writing: Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Music: Scoring, Academy Awards® 1958
WINNER x3 - Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Actor – Drama, Best Director, Golden Globes 1958
WINNER x4 - Best British Film, Best British Actor, Best British Screenplay, Best Film from any Source, BAFTA Awards 1958
Opening Date
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2025
Rating
PG
Length
161m
Reviews
Flawlessly acted (with outstanding performances by Alec Guinness and Sessue Hayawaka), it is entertainment that is both expert and honourable.