Cinematic background from The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957 - 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.

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957

Adventure, Drama, War

Directors:
David Lean
Writers:
Pierre Boulle, Michael Wilson, Carl Foreman
Official poster of The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957 directed by David Lean