The Bridge on the River Kwai

Name: The Bridge on the River Kwai
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1957-10-11
Duration: 162 min
Rating: 7.8

1957 · Movie · PG · 162 min · ★ 7.8 · 92% critics

DramaHistoryWar

In a jungle prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, captured soldiers are ordered to build a strategic bridge for their captors. As the project grows, discipline and pride turn the construction into a personal mission, even as an Allied plan forms to sabotage the bridge and shift the course of events.

Based on The Bridge over the River Kwai

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Years: 1957
Release date: 1957-10-11
Language: English
Rated: PG
Runtime: 162 min
Critic score: 92/100
TMDB rating: 7.8/10 (2,380 votes)
Box office: $27,200,000
Budget: $3,000,000

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You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic, character-driven war epic with big stakes, jungle atmosphere, and thorny questions about duty and pride, in the vein of Lawrence of Arabia; Not for you if you need fast pacing or strict realism.

Pros: tense moral conflict; memorable characters; epic adventure feel | Cons: slow pacing at times; uneven tone; believability issues